Ep. 20: Silencing the Resistance: Human Rights Issues in Honduras

05/01/21 • 30 min

The important trial against David Castillo, one of the accused co-authors of indigenous activist Berta Cáceres' murder, is underway in Honduras. Before her murder, Cáceres faced several attempts to silence her resistance. Many of the same repressive tactics used against Cáceres - criminalization, imprisonment, threats, and murder - are still employed regularly against land defenders, human rights activists, lawyers, journalists, women, and several other targeted groups in the country. Karen provides an overview of what these strategies are and what impact they have on the people that experience them.

** Correction: Berta Cáceres won the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015, NOT in 2016 as stated in the podcast

Check out the show notes at: hondurasnow.org and follow us on Instagram: @hondurasnow

For daily summaries about the trial against David Castillo, see: aquiabajo.com/blog

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** Correction: Berta Cáceres won the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015, NOT in 2016 as stated in the podcast

Check out the show notes at: hondurasnow.org and follow us on Instagram: @hondurasnow

For daily summaries about the trial against David Castillo, see: aquiabajo.com/blog

Thanks for listening!

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/honduras-now-podcast/donations

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Ep. 19: Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Conversation with Author Todd Miller

Drones, walls, extreme surveillance, racism, and tension are some of the things you will experience when near the US-Mexico border. How have border walls become the solution to a crisis that isn't really a crisis but a human-made US policy problem that must be fixed?

Today, we speak with author and independent journalist Todd Miller, who recently published a book called "Build bridges, not walls: A journey to a world without borders." With over a decade of research, conversations, and visits to many border walls around the world, Todd Miller explains the impacts of a border mentality and how we can create the conditions for a world without borders.

To buy Todd Miller's book: http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100678920

Follow Todd Miller on Twitter: @memomiller or website: toddmillerwriter.com

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Ep. 21: Human Rights Legislation in the US: Responses from Honduras

This year, new legislation about Honduras was presented in the US Congress. This episode provides a brief overview of the legislative initiatives related to human rights and corruption in Honduras and shares responses from Honduran social movement leaders and the government about such efforts.

To read the bills and to find out if your representatives have signed on (or not), go to: 'Get Involved' at solidaritycollective.org

To get in touch and read the show notes, go to: hondurasnow.org and follow us on Instagram @HondurasNow

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