cÁceres, a lenca land and water defender. david castillo, the former president of the hydroelectric corporation desa. cÁceres was assassinated as she led the fight against the construction of desa's massive hydroelectric dam on a river in southwestern honduras that's sacred to the lenca people. newly released surveillance camera footage from inside the robb elementary school in uvalde, texas, has shed new light on the police response to last month's mass shooting at the school that killed 19 fourth graders and two of their teachers. new video shows heavily armed officers were inside the school and had at least one ballistic shield just minutes after the gunman entered the school. but officers didn't enter the classroom for another 58 minutes. it has also emerged that a uvalde police officer had a chance to shoot the gunman before he entered the school, but the officer declined to take the shot fearing he could accidentally hit someone else. some 17 million children in e united states are now eligible to receive covid vaccine

cÁceres and other murdered land and water defenders, and said her government will not continue to loot honduras. >> poverty increased by 74% to make us the poorest country and it latin america. this figure by itself explains the migrant caravan of thousands of people who flee to the north, mexico, and the united states looking for a place and a way to subsist regardless of the risk it applies to our lives. amy: castro's presidency marks the end of a brutal 12-year regime by the u.s.-backed right-wing national party, which first came to power after the 2009 u.s.-backed coup that overthrew castro's husband, president manuel zelaya. this comes as many are demanding outgoing honduran president juan orlando hernÁndez be indicted and extradited to the united states to face charges of aiding drug traffickers. like his brother. in japan, six people who developed thyroid cancer in the aftermath of the 2011 fukushima nuclear meltdown have filed a landmark lawsuit against the tokyo electric power company. the plaintiffs were aged from six to 16 at the time of the devastating earthquake and tsuna

this is berta cÁceres speaking in 2015 after being awarded the prestigious goldman environmtal prize for her work protecting indigenous communities and for her environmental justice campaign against that massive dam on the sacred gualcarque river in honduras. she was assassinated inside her home in la esperanza, honduras, about a year later. >> in our worldviews, we are beings sue come from the earth, from the water. i people are concessional guardians of the rivers, in turn protected by the spirits of young girls to teach us that giving our lives in various ways for the protection of the rivers is giving our lives for the well-being of humanity and of this planet. amy: in 2019, we spoke to one of berta cÁceres's daughters, laura zÚÑiga cÁceres, while democracy now! was in madrid covering cop25. laura was there to receive a human rights award and to speak at the social summit for the climate, an alternative climate summit hosted by activists. i asked her about the risks indigenous women face in honduras as they fight to protect the earth. >> just the land and air turn tory is vio

we're going to in with the words of berta cÁceres herself. she was assassinated a year after she won the goldman environmental prize for her work protecting indigenous communities and for her environment of justice campaign against the massive dam on the states they could gualcarque river. this is berta in 2015. >> in our worldviews, we're beings who come from the earth. from the water and from corn. the lenca aren't sessional guardians of the rivers, in turn protected by the spirits of young girls who teach us that giving our lives in various ways for the protection of the rivers is giving our lives for the well-being of humanity and this planet. amy: the great environmentalist berta cÁceres receiving her goldman environmental prize in 2015. in 2016, she was assassinated in her own home in honduras. this weekend, monday, david castillo was one of those found guilty of her murder. we also want to thank suyapa portillo, honduran scholar and associate professor at pitzer college and the author of the new book "roots of resistance: a story of g

all of these dels, unfortunately, have been part -- in the ce of berta cÁceres. the family has strgled for many years and cfronted many threats, attacks, violence, arbitrary detention. her daughters were detained a couple of days before the trial started this week. impunity remains the norm. ere the thorities ar not providing protections for those -- because of the human rights they are doing. those who are fighting the right to land and access to terrories protecting the vironment e the ones who e faci even more violence. government is not protecting the human rights defenders. we are -- [indiscernible] [indiscernle] amy: can you talk about how this country, the united states, sees migration and why people are making noise to the border, so desperate, refugees, to lead countries that they love? people are fleeing violence and poverty and the effects of the climate crisis. not only the united states, but several governments areenying the rights of asylum and people to seek protecon. with the particular early on in the context of the pandemic how migrts have been

the berta caceres hearing comes as afro-indigenous garifuna community in honduras demands the safe return of five garifuna land defenders and a member who was kidnapped last month in the caribbean coastal town of triunfo de la cruz. witnesses say the abductors wore police uniforms and forced them into three unmarked vehicles at gunpoint. among the abducted men was 27-year-old alberth snider centeno, president of the triunfo de la cruz community board member of the group black , a fraternal organization of honduras. this is centeno in a recent video testimony prior r to his forced d disappearan. we have witnessed people bebeing killed. we are being criminalized having rightful owners of this rich territory. amy: and this is garifuna leader miriam miranda, the executive director of the black fraternal organization of honduras, speaking to democracy now! from her home in honduras last month. >>>> what happened is a a reflen of systemic persecution. systemic repression but t also a well-crafted b blend to extetene garifuna commumunity. it i is important underststand s pressure i is suppressio

berta caceres was assassinated in march 2016. in november 2018, a court ruled her killing was ordered by executives of the honduran company behind the agua zarca dam, known as desa, who hired the convicted hit men to carry out the killing. at least two of the men involved in the murder were trained by u.s. military forces. berta caceres' assassination came a year after she won the goldman environmental prize for her work protecting indigenous communities and for her environmental justice campaign against the massive dam. this is berta caceres speaking in 2015. >> in our worldviews, we are beings who come from the earth, from the water, and from corn. people are ancestral guardians, in turn protected by the spirits of young girls who teach as that giving our lives in various ways for the protection of the rivers is giving our lives for the well-beieing of humanity and of this planet. amy: that was berta caceres giving her acceptance speech at the 2015 goldman environmental prize ceremony. ago, iust a few weeks had a chance to sit

this is berta caceres' daughter bertha zuniga caceres speaking outside the court in tegucigalpa. >> the road to justice does not end here for us because impunity will not end with the sentence for the main perpetrators of the crime. we continue to demand justice, including all people involved in this crime to be tried and put away. amy: honduras is one of the most dangerers countrieies in the wod for environmental activists and land protectors, with at least 24 environmental leaders killed since march 2015. in more news from honduras, tv host jose arita was murdered last week in the northern coastal city of puerto cortes. shortly after the broadcast of his nightly political show "the hour of truth," four unidentified individuals in a car shot at arita outside a convenience store, killing him instantly. their motives are unknown. the honduran college of journalists says that over 80 journalists have been killed in honduras since 2001 and at least eight in 2019 alone. their murders, many of them, are unsolved. in guatemala, another former top militaryfffficiawillll btriedd for genodede an

. -- false expororted positives where many opposition leaders such as berta caceres, or anotherone, --son who was succeeded asphyxiated by the gases. there is no way to describe these crimes over the last 10 years other than by calling them crimes against humanity. this country should be brought before the international what u.s.ourt because policy is doing is supporting genocide in honduras and in central america. i wantresident zelaya, to ask about the role of mexico. because many expected that when lopez obrador won the presidency in mexico, mexico would develop a more humane policy toward the refugees coming across its borders. the is your assessment of first year or first several presidency in's relationship to your country a d your situation? look, lopez obrador, i consider him to be a profoundly values that are in line with great moral for the region and for mexico and for central america. positiond a very clear , vis-a-vis the united states. i believe mr. trump's pressures against mexico are serious. when they threaten to impose ,ariffs on mexican merchandise well, that produc

caceres. borjas wasas formerly a high-ranking official in the honduran police force. human rights groups have condemned the case and the 'chilling effect' of such lawsuits. the honduran 'committee for freedom of expression' said tuesday's verdict poses 'a grave threat to democracy'. in brazil, police arrested 5 people over the devastating dam collapse in minas gerais last week that killed at least 65 people, with nearly 300 still missing. 3 of those arrested work for vale, the mining company that owned and operated the dam. the other 2 worked for a german company that carried out inspections on the dam last year. the news comes as families of the victims have started holding funerals for the deceased. residents and workers are demanding justice for what they say was a preventable disaster. meanwhile, local indigenous communities are decrying thehe environmental effects of the dam breach, which dumped millions of tons of iron ore wastete onto te land and into waterways. >> we lost the equilibri

famous leader berta caceres was killed in 2016. indigenousforcing people off their land at the point of a gun. the only sectors are agriculture and the sector that is electronics factory for the export market. those are very, very destructive of people's bodies and really repressive working conditions. when we hear about economic development in honduras it is accelerating more this destruction, along with a gang activity that is destroying small businesses because it is not viable to have a small business. i know a lot of small business people, people that have been killed if they did not pay the taxes or reported it to the police. there are no other options here. the other piece of this is those who are trying to have an alternative economic future. these are the people that are getting tear gassed. these are the people getting assassinated. report onlists that this alternative divivision than the people who like some can of democratic alternative. these people are being rerepressed. that is the other piece of this. juan: i want t

just one year ago, they assassinated berta caceres. they went to assassinate her and the dust it indicates the masterminds of this crime are being protected by the state. nonetheless, the s state department comes out with these things. the ststate department i is a vy political organization. they protect the dictators who are their friends. nonethelesess, in honduras it hs been clear, well, in the last six months, t there has notot bn an ambassadoof the uninited states. the ambabassador of the ununited statates is likike a governor. it i is like a s sta that is unr the dollar. we find d it shameful that state department is so indifferent to the honduran people who are suffering. there have been 12 assassinations in the last 48 hours. we're under a state of siege. they have declared a state of siege against the protest. there catching the votes under a state of siege with color present state i in honduras. -- highly reprpressive s state n hondurasas. amy: what is the united states doing behind the scenes, prpresident zelayaya? >> they w

>> yes, i agree with passage of the burda berta caceres -- berta caceres human rights act because e we need to have an investigation. amy: having the organization of american states, the oes alarm observation mission, said the tight margi -- president zelaya, what is your response to the former bolivian president? look, he is a mafrom the far right. of the cia. few works with them. he informs them. of as vice president dictator in bolivia. in bolivia, he appears to be critical of the system. here he has come to defend a dictator. a traitor forever. amy: in "the wall street journal," there was a opinion doingthat said you are the bidding of venezuela, president zelaya. it is also what the pr firms in washington that represent the honduran right are trying to say. what is your response to them? >> i did not know the venezuelans until i became president of honduras and i met hugo chavez. my record as a citizen is well known throughout my entire life in honduras. i am a democratic minded man. i am a pacifist. i don't use weapons. plus, i have a clean record throughout my life. my private l

a caceres. we're going to continue the fight and say no, this is not a great guy as john kelly calls him. this is someoeone who is tryingo escalate collapsed democracy and take over that country in a very autocratic way. juan: i'm wondering, sarah kinosian, can you talk about the opposition? this was an alliance of political parties to the current president that are b backing nasralla. can you talk about that coalition? >> yeah. in the simplest form, salvador , thella has had a party anticorruption party. he has paired with mel zelaya of the liberte party. together.d what i am hearing is that alliance, while it did give salvador nasralla the support he needed to get this far with this support, it also presented problems because a lot of people are not distinguishing between nasralla and mel zelaya. so what you will hear from a lot of hernandez supporters is, one, we are going to have -- either orlando, they're one a try to stay in power because of 2009. or you hear this repeated line that the he

we have the berta caceres, which we are pushing forward right now. we would like to see that phil enacted. if enacted, it would suspend aid until it can be certified that the rights of folks have not -- are no longer being trampled upon as they try to seek a more democratic honduduras. image of congressman keith ellison, thank you for being with us, recently back from honduras, long concerned about the situation there. when we come back from break, we will be joined by hundred human rights activist zenaida velasquez, one of the founders of the founders of the committee of relatives of the disappeared in honduras, lost her sister. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: honduran musician karla lara performing here on our democracy now! studio. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as we continue on the crisis in honduras, where tens of thousands of protesters poured into the streets sunday two to announce the alleged election fraud and to support opposition presidential candidate salvador nasralla. last week

"justicia: berta" justice for berta. a shocking new report looks at who killed berta caceres. we will get an update from "new york times google reporter elisabeth malkin in mexico city. republicans cancel a hearing with san juan mayor carmen yulin cruz who was set to testify alongside fema chief brock long today. >> we received a statement by the congressman thompson stating that the majority of the republicans for the second time in a row has canceled the with no date for it to be rescheduled. i'm just wondering, what are they afraid of? amy: than a federal judge blocked part of president terms transgender military ban. we will speak with the former trans m marine who is the challenging the ban. all of that and more, coming up. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in new york city, eight people were killed and 11 more injured when a driver intentionally drove a pickup truck down a bike path along manhahattan's hudson river tuesday. officials are calling it an act of terror. police say the attacke

and environmental leader berta caceres. berta was assassinated last year. her daughter was nearly assassinateded last week. >> we didid not expectct the at. we were travelingng back when a vehicle blocked thehe road d in front of us andnd men jumped out with machetes and threw rockckst us, trying to attack us. as we escaped, they pursued us. amy: we will speak with bertita zuniga caceres from her home in honduras. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in germany, more than 100,000 protesters flooded the streets of hamburg thursday, as leaders of the world's largest economies gathered for the g20 summit. marchers carrying banners reading "welcome to hell" and "the world is not for sale" were met by heavily armed riot police who used water cannons, teargas, and stun grenades to disperse the protests. protests resumed earlier today as demonstrators staged sit-ins at key intersections in the city inin an attempt to disisrupt the first day of the g20

the daughter of the murdered honduran indigenous and environmental leader berta caceres, has survived an attempted attack by a group of men wielding machetes. this is democracy now, i am amy goodman. officials are meeting today amidst a diplomatic standoff with the gulf nation of qatar. they imposed sanctions on the small gulf country, claiming it destabilized the area by backing terrorist groups. the saudi-led coalition has issued 13 demands on qatar including the closing of the al jazeera tv channel. other demands on qatar include ending its support for the muslim brotherhood, downgrading diplomatic ties with iran and closing a turkish military base in qatar. on monday qatar responded to the demands but their response has not been made public. ththeir defense miminister spopn germany.y. >> we have seen that it is unrealistic and we cannot see action. not talking about terrorism, it is mainly y talking abouout shug the freedom of speech, infringing the sovereignty of the c country. any country would find these offensive within international law. amy: the diplomatic standoff began soo

amy: had you ever met berta caceres? >> not a person. it was after we were able to go to hundreds and learn about her legacy. i cried tears that are not about sadness, but the joy that her spirit continues to live on and created strength and a lot of us women. amy: you're reading a t-shirt that says "defend the sacred." >> because everything we believe in humidityneeded is sacred. the air, the water, and the soil with which we cannot live without. common sense dictates defend the sacred. amy: who will you be marching with? >> i will be marching with my ancestors today and my three-year-old daughter ayanna. she is here not fully understanding what it is about, but it is all about her. amy: tom goldtooth, you are standing beside kandi right now. talk about your activism that has led to this day, april 29, that it looks like it promises to be one of the hottest ever and washington, d.c., history. you have been listening to some of the voices out in the streets, this by the reflecting pool. kandi mossett, well known indigenous rights leader.

dozens of lawmakers have signed on to co-sponsor the berta caceres human rights in honduras act,t, which seeks to withhold u.s. military aid to honduras until the honduran government addresses human rights violations by its police and security forces. the white house is facing questions and criticism after photos surfaced showing the head of an anti-muslim m hate group visiting the white house tuesday. brigitte gabriel is the head of act for america, which the southern poverty law center says is the nation's largest grassroots anti-muslim group, whose mission is to "advance anti-muslim legislation at the local and federal level while flooding the american public with wild hate speech demonizing muslims." in february, gabriel also posted a photo of herself posing with president trumump at mar-a-lago. and vigils were held across ireland tuesday to mourn the dedeath of politician and formrr ira leader martin mcguinness. mcguinness served as the commander of the irish republican army during northern ireland's struggle for independence. he later served as the chief negotiator for sinn fein, t

this is berta caceres's daughter berta isabel zuÑiga caceres. here to renounce the lack of justice. the authorities one us to feel the case has been resolved. on the contrary, we're saying the process is full of irregularities. amy: at thursday's demonstration in tegucigalpa, police in riot gear fired tear gas at protesters who responded by hurling rocks. protesters were demanding an end to impunity for the killers of more than 150 land rights activists in the aguan valley since 2009. we'll have more on the assassination of berta caceres after headlines. in r rochester, new w yo, , vans toppled more than a dozen headstones at a jewish cemetery thursday, defacing some of the grave markers. new york governor andrew cuomo ordered police to investigate the vandalism as a possible hate crime. it was at least the third desecration of a jewish cemetery in the u.s. over the past two weeks. at the vatican, a prominent member of a commission advising pope francis on how to end clerical sexual abuse stepped down this week to protest what she described as inaction by the church. marie collins,

>> i was recently at the carter center in atlanta and met berta caceres' -- one of her daughters. we talked about the work she was doing. and when she was working -- what you was working for was tried to protect their indigenous people against the hydroelectric plant their introducing. and what her daughter is saying is that it is love in community that can make the differenen and it is an awareness that our sense of development is not behind her and sense of .evelopment the dislocation, the claiming of land, the pulling apart is the imposition of the u.s.-style development. and she e is begngng that it b e stopped. we are certainly -- we have supported and advocated on capitol hill to say, please, sign on to this hill and make this happen. i look forward to the opportunity to get to the campaign and encourage them to take a similar position. amy: were you had from here? >>>> we're mentioning our people to go out across this nation and mende in conversation to the gaps. we the people have to be the leaders we have been waiting for. the politicians follow the people because they're

caceres appeared on a hit list distributed to u.s.trained -- u.s.-trained special forces before her assassination. georgia congressman hank johnson has introduced a new bill to stop all u.s. military funding to honduras. in denver, a woman has been shot and killed inside the alliance center by her estranged husband, -- by her estranged husband. 53-year-old cara russell was the executive director of the colorado association for recycling, and former mayor of one of the still, colorado. she was shocked by her ex-husband from whom she had , recently filed for divorce. her murder comes after the massacre of 49 people in orlando by omar mateen, who also had a history of domestic violence. meanwhile, "the orlando sentinel" is reporting that the fbi has asked law enforcement agencies to withhold public records in the wake of the pulse nightclub massacre. in a june 20 letter, the fbi asks other law enforcement agencies to quote "immediately notify the fbi of any requests your agency receives so the fbi can seek to prevent disclosure through appropriate chan