LA ESPERANZA — 2016 · Murder
The Murder of Berta Cáceres
Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous Lenca leader and environmental defender, was shot dead by armed men at her home in La Esperanza on the night of 2 March 2016. She led the campaign against the Agua Zarca dam planned by the company DESA on the Gualcarque River and had won the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015. In November 2018 seven men were convicted of the murder. In July 2021 a former DESA executive was found guilty of planning the killing and in June 2022 was sentenced to 22 years and 6 months. The case became a symbol of violence against environmental defenders in Latin America.
- Date
- 2016
- Place
- Intibucá, Honduras, La Esperanza, HN
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 14.3111, -88.1764 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 2015Cáceres won the Goldman Environmental Prize for the Agua Zarca campaign.
- 2 March 2016She was killed at her home in La Esperanza.
- November 2018Seven men were convicted of the murder.
- July 2021A former DESA executive was found guilty of planning the killing.
- June 2022He was sentenced to 22 years and 6 months.
Sources
- Al Jazeera — Honduras executive jailed for 22 years over murder aljazeera.com ↗
- National Catholic Reporter — Former business exec gets 22.5 years ncronline.org ↗
- Wikipedia — Berta Cáceres en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Al Jazeera
- National Catholic Reporter
- Wikipedia
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.