Article 5TKCS House of healing: the Honduran sanctuary for female rights defenders

House of healing: the Honduran sanctuary for female rights defenders

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Jeff Ernst in Tegucigalpa
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In one of the world's most dangerous regions for environmental and human rights activists, La Siguata offers a safe space for women suffering trauma as a result of their work

A milky-white and sky-blue stone hangs from a red string around Ethels Correa's neck, and every so often she rubs it between her fingers.

When I feel anger, I grab this stone and I begin to relax, because they taught me how to breathe, to relax the body and to relax the mind," she says. I carry it with me all the time."

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