“Peasants victims of criminalization”, 22 de Mayo de 2015

…Many organizations have begun a process of land recuperation, especially in the Aguán and Sula valleys…“The peasants [that] occupy the land…are severely criminalized; there are around 4,200 [in] jail…more than 162 peasants killed…723 women have been in jail…Magdalena Morales…was imprisoned, accused by the company Azucarera del Norte (AZUNOSA), part of the South African transnational SABMiller, of land robbery…and sustained damages. Morales was arrested on July 27, 2013…[She] and 108 others, including three underage girls, were prosecuted because of this land restoration process in Yoro…In another case against the CAHSA [Honduran Sugar Company], also in this sector, three co-workers were killed and no one is paying for these crimes…