Political Officer Nathaniel Rettenmayer
Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras
Ongoing action to ensure justice in the case of the murder of indigenous human rights and environmental defender Berta Cáceres
Dear Secretary of State Blinken,
The undersigned civil society and academic organizations and defenders urgently implore the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Honduras to continue to press for accountability in the case of the murder of indigenous and environmental defender Berta Cáceres. We appreciate the ongoing efforts of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras to closely monitor the criminal investigations and proceedings related to this crime and to push for accountability. We ask that those efforts continue with regards to the forthcoming trial of David Castillo, and that the U.S. government increases its efforts to urge accountability for all of those who ordered and financed Berta’s murder.