COPINH
Co-founded by Berta Caceres in 1992, COPINH (Consejo Civico de Organizaciones Populares e Indigenas de Honduras) is a leading organization in Honduras, struggling in defense of land, human rights, the environment and a fair and just “development” model; leading the struggle against the military-backed, ‘open-for-global-business’, undemocratic and corrupt Honduran regime.
Here, archives related to our work in support of COPINH from 1999 - February 2016. We also have archives related to the assassination of Berta Cáceres and the aftermath through the present day. Click here for those archives.
1999 December 12 - Rights Action calls for international solidarity & support
2000 July 12 - On-going Repression in Honduras
2000 September 14 - “Honduran Indigenous Rights Activists Attacked by Police, Denied Medical Care”
2000 September 15 - CONPAH Statement About: Honduran repression against indigenous activists
2001 August - COPINH Report : “Puede Haber Consecuencias”
2001 November 01 - Honduras: Repression Against COPINH Protestors & the New/Old “war on terrorism”
2002 August 31 - Indigenous of Honduras Protest, Pledge to Continue Resisting Colonialism
2002 October 29 - Human Rights Award for COPINH, in Honduras (English)
2002 October 29 - Premio en Derechos Humanos para COPINH, en Honduras (Español)
2003 January 19 - Repression Against Indigenous Community of Montaña Verde
2003 February 20 - “The Anti-War Protest You Didn’t Hear About”, by M. Ginsberg-Jaeckle
2003 March 28 - Report on Illegal Police Assault and Brutality in Indigenous Community Montaña Verde
2003 May 05 - Indigenous Campesino Prisoners in Honduras
2003 June 07 - COPINH Demands Education Reform in Honduras
2003 August 08 - How to Fight for and Defend the Right to Education
2003 August 09 - Water, Wood, Community Rights and State Repression
2003 August 19 - “For the Water, Life, and Land of the Peoples!”, by S. Cuffe
2003 September 10 - “Clamouring for Justice, From the Mountains to the Capital”, by S. Cuffe
2003 September 16 - Urgent Action - Montaña Verde
2003 October 27 - Urgent Action - Montaña Verde
2004 January 04 - Urgent Action - 25 Year Jail Sentences for Political Prisoners
2004 March 30 - Political Prisoner Update
2004 April 10 - The Struggle for Forests, Water and Justice in Olancho
2004 May 08 - On-going Struggle for a Healthy and Sane Development Model and the Rule of Law
2004 August 02 - Freedom Now for Marcelino & Leonardo Miranda!
2004 September 01 - Call for International Solidarity
2004 October 18 - Urgent Action for the Miranda Brothers Political Prisoners
2004 November 16 - Political Prisoner Update
2004 November 30 - Amnesty International Press Release
2004 December 14 - Message from Marcelino Miranda, Honduran Political Prisoner
2005 January 10 - Remembering Iginio Hernandez Vazquez, Indigenous Community Land Activist Murdered
2005 January 30 - Amnesty International Urgent Action
2005 July 05 - Ongoing Struggles for Indigenous Land Rights; Ongoing Repression
2005 October 23 - Montaña Verde Political Prisoner Update
2006 January 12 - “Indigenous Political Prisoners Struggle for Freedom and Justice”, by S. Cuffe
2006 January 24 - “Human Rights Defenders at Risk”, Amnesty International Report
2006 June 23 - Court Acquits Political Prisoner Marcelino and Leonardo Miranda
2006 July 19 - COPINH Press Release
2006 July 30 - Good News & Bad News, Action Needed
2006 August 29 - COPINH Communique, “Nueva Victoria Indigena y Popular”
2009 May 28 - “COPINH Calls for Insurrection, If the People are not Consulted”, by M. Palacios
2009 June 25 - Crisis in Honduras: Democracy in the Balance
2010 February 18 - The Struggle Continues to Refound the Nation
2013 May 18 - Urgent Action; “The Agua Zarca Dam”, article by A. Bird
2013 May 25 - Urgent Action: Berta Cáceres & Thomas Gomez of COPINH Detained in Honduras
2013 July 17 - Tomas Garcia Shot Dead by Honduran Military, His Son Also Shot, in Serious Condition
2013 August 08 - Where the Blood Flows and the Rivers are Dammed”, Aljazeera Article by L. Carasik
2013 August 23 - “Struggle in Rio Blanco, Honduras: 142 Days and Counting…”, by K. Spring
2013 September 24 - Berta Cáceres, and other COPINH Members, Targets of Legal-Political Persecution
2013 October 10 - Freedom for Honduran Indigenous Leader Berta Cáceres
2014 March 10 - Machete Attack on COPING’s Maria Santos Dominguez, Her Husband and Son
2014 April 07 - “One Year of Resistance in Rio Blanco”, by B. Bell
2015 March 19 - American and Canadian Companies Damming the Poor of Honduras
2015 July 09 - “COPINH: We Condemn the International Congress of Mining in Honduras. No to Mines!”
2016 March 03 - Berta Cáceres: Who She Is & What She Lived For
2016 March 16 - Reflection on the Assassination of Berta Cáceres - 15 Minute Radio Conversation
2016 March 22 - Canadian Economic & Political Interests Take Priority Over Human Rights in Honduras
2016 March 26 - Berta Cáceres Did Not Die, She Multiplied
2016 March 27 - Family of Berta Cáceres Rejects “Condolences” From Canadian Government
2016 March 31 - “Hard Choices in Honduras”, Boston Globe Article by S. Kinzer
2016 April 02 - Gustavo Castro Freed by Honduran Regime & Statement from Berta Cáceres Family
2016 September 21 - Documentary: Honduras and the Water
2016 October 11 - Ho Hum, More Assassination Attempts Against COPINH in Honduras
2016 November 11 - Letter from Mother of Berta Cáceres
2017 January 18 - Unresolved Assassination of Berta Cáceres
2017 June 16 - “Under the Gun: An Investigation Into the Murder of Berta Cáceres”, by J. Gibler
2017 June 21 - More threats against COPINH members, Lenca people of Río Blanco - COPINH Communique
2018 July 26 - Serious irregularities in Berta Cáceres assassination trial in Honduras
2019 March 02 - Berta Cáceres: Who She Is & What She Lived For
2019 March 29 - Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act (H.R. 1945)
2020 March 02 - 4th Anniversary of Assassination of Berta Cáceres
2020 June 03 - Interview with Nina Lakhani: Who Killed Berta Cáceres
2020 August 24 - Justice for Berta Cáceres, assassinated by U.S. & Canadian-backed Honduran regime?
2021 May 27 - Day 25, Berta Caceres trial in Honduras: Assassins exposed; Article by E. Tabora
2021 June 02 - Action needed: Justice for Berta Caceres; COPINH Call to Action