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PBI-Honduras Accompanies ARCAH Defenders at Hearing Following Complaint Filed by Poultry Company Owner - Peace Brigades International-Canada
- Peace Brigades International provided support to ARCAH members Christopher Castillo and Manuel Chinchilla during a conciliation hearing on May 15, 2025, in Honduras.
- The hearing addressed a personal injury case brought by Joseph Walter Brenes, who owns El Cortijo poultry business, amid ARCAH's ongoing accusations regarding the company's pollution of the river.
- Castillo and Chinchilla were called in by judicial authorities in connection with allegations of threats, aggression, conspiracy on social media, and misuse of public image as outlined in the complaint.
- Castillo declared that criminal charges would be pursued against the individual and firmly stated that he would not offer an apology to any business interests, authorities, or the state, standing resolutely for the honor of activism and its protection.
- The event highlights ongoing criminalization of defenders defending environmental rights, with Castillo noting State agencies fail to act on El Cortijo's alleged pollution, exhausting activists.
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PBI-Honduras accompanies ARCAH defenders at hearing following complaint filed by poultry company owner - Peace Brigades International-Canada
On May 15, PBI-Honduras posted: “Yesterday, we accompanied human rights defenders Christopher Castillo and Manuel Chinchilla of ARCAH in an attempted conciliation hearing following a personal injury complaint filed by the owner of the poultry company El Cortijo. In recent years, ARCAH has filed several complaints against the company, among others for alleged contamination of
El Salvador: International Organizations Condemn the Detention of Human Rights Defender Ruth López – Washington Office on Latin America | WOLA - Corruption By Cops
El Salvador: International Organizations Condemn the Detention of Human Rights Defender Ruth López Washington Office on Latin America | WOLA Source link The post El Salvador: International Organizations Condemn the Detention of Human Rights Defender Ruth López – Washington Office on Latin America | WOLA first appeared on Corruption By Cops.
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