Honduras: Peasant Cooperative threatened by eviction

The 54 peasant families which constitute the Cooperative “Cristóbal Castro”, located in “La Concepción”, Department Yoro, are threatened by an imminent eviction from their land which they legally acquired. With the announced forced eviction, the families would lose their livelihood basis and not any longer in a position to feed themselves. Last Wednesday, 29 of March, the interested landlord and several policemen tried to proceed with an extrajudicial eviction, but the Cooperative was able to stop the intended destruction of houses and harvests.  

In view of this situation, it is very important to call the attention of the new government of Honduras to this case so that it may look for just and lasting solutions for this type of conflict. Please send a letter to the President of Honduras in which you express your concern about this case and ask the President to adopt adequate measures to stop the eviction and solve the conflict in compliance with the Right to Food. Please send a copy to the Foreign Minister and to the National Peasant Association (ACAN).