Berta Cáceres

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Gunmen abduct 150 schoolgirls in Nigeria

July 6, 2021Top of The World

Gunmen abduct 150 schoolgirls in Nigeria’s Kaduna state. And a Honduras court finds former energy executive Roberto David Castillo guilty of planning the murder of environmental activist Berta Cáceres in 2016. Also, Israel’s parliament blocks the extension of a law that bars citizenship or permanent residency for Palestinians who marry Israeli citizens.

Demonstrators hold signs with Berta Cáceres' face outside a court.

‘Justice is not complete’: Honduras convicts 7 in the murder of Indigenous activist

November 30, 2018Justice

Assassins murdered Honduran activist Berta Cáceres. Her mother and daughters have taken up the fight.

April 4, 2018Conflict

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