World anger over Honduras activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's death

[Judi Lynn]

Source: BBC News

World anger over Honduras activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's death

3 hours ago



Reuters

Thousands of people followed Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's coffin at her funeral on Friday.


The UN, EU and other international organisations have condemned the murder on Wednesday of a prominent environmental activist in Honduras.

Lesbia Yaneth Urquia was killed four months after the shooting of award-winning environmentalist Berta Caceres. Both women had spent years campaigning against a giant dam.

More than 100 people have died in Honduras in five years for opposing dams, mining, logging and agriculture projects, human rights groups say.

In a statement, the EU said urgent steps needed to be taken to fight impunity and protect human rights activists.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36756937

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1. .+1

[JEB]

2. K&R

This must not be swept under the rug.

[november3rd]

3. Urgent Steps

Keep Clinton out of it and

Confiscate the killers' guns.

[Craig234]

4. We need more attention to this in the US

Tragedy.

[riderinthestorm]

5. Yup but discussing it also means facing uncomfortable truths @ who supported the coup

that lead to the current tragedy in Honduras. That can't be discussed here.

[Judi Lynn]

6. It's definitely seen for what it is in other countries, isn't it?

She was killed for greed and lust for power.