Berta Cáceres is still alive: In the face of escalating repression, Honduran indigenous groups are standing against transnational plunder

by Jeff Conant

Berta, as she is fondly known by her many friends in Honduras and beyond, is a Lenca indigenous woman, and one of the founding directors of the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH).

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