World anger over Honduras activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's death [View all]
Source: BBC News
World anger over Honduras activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's death
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Reuters
Thousands of people followed Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's coffin at her funeral on Friday.
The UN, EU and other international organisations have condemned the murder on Wednesday of a prominent environmental activist in Honduras.
Lesbia Yaneth Urquia was killed four months after the shooting of award-winning environmentalist Berta Caceres. Both women had spent years campaigning against a giant dam.
More than 100 people have died in Honduras in five years for opposing dams, mining, logging and agriculture projects, human rights groups say.
In a statement, the EU said urgent steps needed to be taken to fight impunity and protect human rights activists.
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