反对露天采铁矿石开采的洪都拉斯环境活动家Juan Lopez在Tocoa被杀害。 Honduran environmental activist Juan Lopez, opposing open-pit iron ore mining, was killed in Tocoa.

洪都拉斯环境积极分子Juan Lopez反对露天采铁矿石开采,他在离开教堂时在Tocoa被枪杀。 Juan Lopez, a Honduran environmental activist opposing open-pit iron ore mining, was shot and killed in Tocoa as he left church. 他的谋杀凸显了洪都拉斯活动家所面临的危险,洪都拉斯在全球此类杀害中排名第三,仅在2023年就有18人。 His murder underscores the dangers faced by activists in Honduras, which ranks third globally for such killings, with 18 in 2023 alone. 希奥马拉·卡斯特罗总统谴责暴力,并承诺进行调查。 President Xiomara Castro condemned the violence and promised an investigation. Lopez因其积极活动而不断受到威胁,因此得到了美洲人权委员会的保护性措施。 Lopez had received protective measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights due to ongoing threats linked to his activism.