Honduras: Honduran Moskitia Peoples To Defend Their Territory

Honduras: Honduran Moskitia Peoples To Defend Their Territory Translated from Spanish, Original Below   On Monday 28 March, over one thousand indigenous Miskito, Tawahka, Pech and Garifuna moved to Puerto Lempira for the purpose of claiming Moskitia autonomy, the right to free, prior and informed , the immediate cessation of the construction of hydroelectric dams in the river Patuca, in addition to the eviction of the U.S. base in the Laguna de Karataska.   Moskitia became a party in the...

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