One year ago Berta Cáceres – renowned Honduran Indigenous and social movement leader – was assassinated. The hydroelectric company DESA, members of the Honduran military (trained by the US), and the Honduran government are implicated in her assassination.
On March 2, 2017 Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) along with 24 other Congress members re-introduced the Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act (H.R. 1299). Please ask your representative to co-sponsor this important piece of legislation!
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your representative’s office. Once connected, ask to speak with or leave a message with your representative’s Latin America policy aide.
Script Example:
“My name is _____. I am a constituent from (your city and state). I am calling to ask Representative _____ to co-sponsor H.R. 1299, The Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, calling for suspension of US security aid to Honduras until human rights violations committed by the Honduran security forces cease. The Honduran security forces have been implicated in repression against activists, and even though a US-trained military intelligence official has been charged in Berta’s murder, those who ordered her murder remain free, and environmental and indigenous leaders continue to be threatened, attacked, and criminalized. Can I count on Representative _____ to sign on? Please call me this week at (your phone number) to let me know if Representative _____ will sign.”
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