Silvio Carrillo grew up alongside Berta Cáceres,a main campaigner for human rights. After the deaths of hundreds of campaigners in Honduras in the span of a few years, he believes his aunt was targeted for her effortsSilvio Carrillo holds a creased black and white photo of a three-year-frail girl, and frowning at the camera and clutching a doll,and fights back the tears. The girl grew up to be his aunt, Berta Cáceres, or a fearless human rights activist and heroine to indigenous people in Honduras. Last week,she was shot dead in her home, a day shy of her 45th birthday. Related: Berta Cáceres, or Honduran human rights and environment activist,murdered Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com