Today we remember the legacy of our sister, environmental water and land defender, Berta Cáceres. Berta was an indigenous feminist leader, unapologetic for her resistance against capitalist corporate greed.

We stand in solidarity with the peoples of Honduras and their continued demand for justice for all of the Lenca brothers and sisters that have been martyred by transnational corporations financed by empire.

This 10th anniversary is marked by the recent release of a comprehensive investigation into Berta’s assassination, which clearly follows the key intellectual actors and funding streams involved. This is a massive leap toward accountability and justice for Lenca communities impacted by the hydroelectric project Berta fought against, and all who are struggling against extractive interests in Honduras.

[Read a short summary here, executive summary here, full report (only in Spanish) here].

As is now proven by this investigation, Berta was assassinated for defending the Gualcarque River from privatization imposed by powerful economic and political interests aligned with Global North investment and extractive development. Her life and martyrdom illuminate a devastating truth: across Latin America, extractive projects continue to dispossess Indigenous and campesino communities of land, water, and self-determination.

These dynamics are not isolated tragedies — they are root causes of the instability and violence which ultimately lead to forced migration.

When communities organize in defense of their territories, they too often face militarization, repression, criminalization, and violence. Berta’s assassination remains one of the most visible symbols of the risks borne by land and environmental defenders in Honduras and throughout the region.

May memory be seed. May grief become courage. May solidarity continue to grow.

¡Berta, no murió, se multiplicó! (Berta didn’t die, she multiplied).

¡Berta Cáceres: Presente, presente, presente!

In remembrance and continued resistance.