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Judi Lynn

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Sat Jul 9, 2016, 11:49 PM Jul 2016

World anger over Honduras activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's death

World anger over Honduras activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's death

3 hours ago



Reuters

Thousands of people followed Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's coffin at her funeral on Friday.


The UN, EU and other international organisations have condemned the murder on Wednesday of a prominent environmental activist in Honduras.

Lesbia Yaneth Urquia was killed four months after the shooting of award-winning environmentalist Berta Caceres. Both women had spent years campaigning against a giant dam.

More than 100 people have died in Honduras in five years for opposing dams, mining, logging and agriculture projects, human rights groups say.

In a statement, the EU said urgent steps needed to be taken to fight impunity and protect human rights activists.

More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36756937

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