How a Murdered Environmental Activist Sparked a Global Movement
The deadline to put Honduran CEO David Castillo on trial looms, while international organizations seeking justice for Berta Cáceres target the government and its foreign lenders.
Members of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, or COPINH, protesting delays in the trials of men accused of killing environmental activist Berta Cáceres in Tegucigalpa on Oct. 10, 2019.
Photographer: Orlando Sierre/AFP
Ever since David Castillo was arrested in 2018 and accused of plotting the murder of environmental activist Berta Cáceres, a clock has been ticking.
Under Honduran law, a person can be held in custody for no more than two-and-a-half years without being put on trial. Castillo’s time in custody expires this week, on Sept. 2. As that deadline approached, the family of Cáceres began pleading with Honduran authorities to finally take action after years of delays and postponements.