"Gustavo Castro: Why Do the Killers of Berta Cáceres Want Him Imprisoned or Dead?"
International pressure is rising for the immediate and safe
return to Mexico of Gustavo Castro Soto, activist, writer, and director of
Otros Mundos/Friends of the Earth Mexico. The sole witness to the March 3
assassination of Honduran environment and democracy leader Berta Cáceres
faces great danger on Honduran soil. The wounded Gustavo remains a prisoner of
the state, illegally forbidden from leaving the country until April 6.
On March 29, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asked
the Honduran government to allow Gustavo to leave Honduras so that he
can participate in hearings in Washington beginning April 2. Sixty-two US
congresspeople sent aletter to
Secretary of State John Kerry asking that he pressure the Honduran government to
implement and comply with precautionary measures that the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights granted. The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights
defenders called for
the Honduran government to protect Gustavo and send him home speedily.
Institutions and individuals, from the Vatican to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. have
done the same. more>>>
