Funders exit Agua Zarca dam, but struggle continues
Last week, Honduran police arrested several officers employed by the Agua Zarca Dam builder DESA and the country’s armed forces as suspects in the murder of Berta Cáceres. It was a welcome sign of progress in a troubled investigation…Today, Dutch financier FMO announced that it plans “to seek a responsible and legal exit” from the Agua Zarca Project. Finnfund, another financier, also plans to take this step…The situation on the ground remains extremely dangerous for COPINH activists. As I’m writing this update, the Honduran security forces are responding with brutal force against a peaceful COPINH protest at the country’s Presidential Palace. The COPINH activists are simply asking for an independent investigation into Berta’s murder. At least three people have been seriously injured, and at least four have been detained…