Honduras: Another water defender murdered

[Tilly lavenas]

Dear Friends

Please send this letter or in your own words on behalf of the Guapinol River water defenders. Three of them have been murdered in the last 5 months and others have faced continued attacks because they  question the legality of a mining project in the Carlos Escaleras National Park.

Thanks!
Tilly & Guy

Mr. Oscar Fernando Chinchilla 
Attorney General 

Posta Edificio Lomas Plaza II,

Col. Lomas del Guijarro,
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 
Email: fiscaliag...@gmail.com

Twitter:@MP_Honduras / @ofchb
 
Dear Attorney General,
  
Defenders of the Guapinol river in Tocoa have endured much tragedy in the last year, and I am deeply concerned for their safety. On 15 June Oquelí Domínguez was killed. Five months earlier, Aly
Dominguez and Jairo Bonilla Ayala were found dead. They were members of the resistance of Guapinol against an iron ore mine. In February, six defenders of the Guapinol River learned that they faced criminal prosecution for peacefully questioning the legality of a mining project in the Carlos Escaleras National Park. 

Those responsible for these murders have yet to be identified. We strongly urge the authorities to launch a thorough and impartial investigation into the attacks and to refrain from using the justice system to harass the defenders. We also ask the government to ensure their protection. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
Please send a copy to the ambassador in your country
HE Mr Ivan Romero-Martinez
Embassy of Honduras
136 Baker St, 4th floor
London W1U 6UD
hondu...@lineone.net

honduras...@gmail.com

 
HE Luis Fernando Suazo Barahona
Embassy of Honduras
3007 Tilden Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008

emb...@hondurasemb.org

 
For more information about Amnesty’s 3rd Urgent Action 03/23:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr37/6895/2023/en/