One of the daughters of Honduran environmental activist Berta Caceres, an Indigenous leader who was killed earlier this week, said one of the hydroelectric companies her mother had been protesting is behind her death. “This is a political crime. We've said it and we vehemently deny that this was a crime of passion,” Olivia Zuniga Caceres told
Energy Company Under Investigation In Death Of Honduran Environmental Activist
The killing appeared to be targeted: A Mexican rights activist at the house was only slightly wounded in the attack, but Caceres’s body had four bullet wounds. Police said they had detained a suspect, but did not identify the person.
