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January 11, 2023

Two Honduran Environmental Activists Killed for Fighting Mining Project
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In Honduras, human rights and environmental leaders are demanding
justice for two water defenders who were shot dead by unknown gunmen
over the weekend in the village of Guapinol. Aly Domínguez and Jairo
Bonilla were members of a community committee that opposed a mining
project threatening sacred rivers and other natural resources in the
region.


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