Lesbia Yaneth Urquía Urquía
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Region:Americas
Country:Honduras
Department/Province/State:La Paz
Sex1:Female
Age:49
Date of Killing:06/07/2016
Previous Threats:No information
Type of Work:Social leader
Organisation:Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH)
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Environmental Rights, Extractive industries/Mega projects, Land Rights
More information:Front Line Defenders
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URLs (links) of Interest
- El Pais
- https://elpais.com/internacional/2016/07/07/mexico/1467917902_092949.html
- BBC
- http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-36741825
- BBC
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36756937
- Reuters
- http://www.reuters.com/article/us-honduras-crime-idUSKCN0ZT2MY
- Tiempo Digital
- http://tiempo.hn/copinh-lesbia-yaneth-urquia/
- The Guardian
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/07/honduras-murder-lesbia-janeth-urquia-berta-caceres