Fellow Honduran activist Nelson García murdered days after Berta Cáceres
by Nina Lakhani in Mexico City from Environment | The Guardian on (#17ARW)
The murder of another member of Berta Ciceres' activist organisation Copinh comes amid growing fears for the safety of her colleagues and family members
Another indigenous activist has been murdered in Honduras amid an escalating wave of repression against the relatives and colleagues of renowned campaigner Berta Ciceres, who was murdered less than two weeks ago.
Nelson Garcia, 38, an active member of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Copinh) was killed on Tuesday after a violent eviction carried out by Honduran security forces in a nearby Lenca indigenous community.
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