A poster of slain environmentalist Juan López hangs in his home as a state-assigned bodyguard watches over the López family, in Tocoa, Honduras, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.

Juan López was gunned down as he was leaving Mass by a still unidentified assassin, becoming the latest casualty among defenders of creation and Indigenous and human rights in Honduras.

Honduran environmentalist Juan Lopez sits on the banks of the Guapinol river on the outskirts of Tocoa, Colon department, Honduras, on September 28, 2021.

Juan Lopez is the fourth member of an environmental activism group based in in Tocoa to be killed since 2023. President Xiomara Castro condemned the murder and has ordered an investigation.

Outside Honduras, Catholic organizations, ... “I join my voice with the loved ones of Juan Lopez and all environmental activists who say the killing must end,” Dobrovolny, ...

Juan Lopez was shot dead on Saturday night by several men as he headed home in his car from church, ... including Lopez. It urged the Honduras government to strengthen its protection mechanisms. ...

In Honduras, a prominent anti-mining activist was gunned down Saturday as he left a church in his northeastern town of Tocoa. ... This is Juan Lopez speaking three years ago. Juan López: ...

Honduras is one of the deadliest countries for environmental activists in the world, according to the NGO Global Witness. The organization, in a report published last week, indicated that the Central ...

Juan’s assassination has shaken spirits beyond Honduras. Members of Congress including Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Jim McGovern, Jamie Raskin, and Chuy Garcia have posted demands for justice ...

“I strongly condemn the murder of Juan López, a courageous environmental defender and municipal councilor in Honduras, and call for a thorough and transparent investigation,” he wrote on X.

Honduras: Anti-mining activist Juan Lopez shot dead 09/16/2024 September 16, 2024. Juan Lopez is the fourth member of an environmental activism group based in in Tocoa to be killed since 2023.

(RNS) — Catholic leaders throughout the Americas are expressing grief and outrage at the killing of Juan Antonio López, a Honduran environmental activist and local Catholic leader, in Tocoa, in ...