Assassination of indigenous leader in land struggle against mining projects and logging. For nearly a decade, Tolupan indigenous peoples from northern Honduras have been threatened, criminalised and killed for taking a stand against illegal logging and mining operations which have pillaged their resources without consulting communities. His community has also been embroiled in a long-standing conflict with a logging company Velomato, which was reportedly granted an illegal concession on their indigenous lands without any prior consultation. Luis de Reyes Marcía, was found murdered on 5 April, having recently filed a police complaint after receiving death threats. Hitmen were allegedly work for a nearby mining operation in La Lagunita.