In early March 2016, Honduras's most prominent and outspoken environmental activist, Berta Caceres, was killed in her home. While shocking, her murder did not come as a surprise to her colleagues or family.
For years, Caceres had received thousands of threats because of her work, fighting for the rights of indigenous communities and for her attempts to stop a hydro-electric dam from being built on indigenous land. [...]
Her death is the latest in a string of assassinations that have made Honduras one of the world's most dangerous places for environmental activists.
"Knowing what my mum was fighting for, I always understood that there are dangers because there are bad people, business and powerful economic interests," Laura Zuniga, Caceres's daughter says.
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