But US officials say high-level contacts with the Honduran government and human rights groups have not yielded any evidence of a hitlist. The US ambassador to Honduras, James Nealon, told the Guardian: “We take allegations of human rights abuses with the utmost seriousness. The US government is investigating allegations that a hitlist of activists was circulated to special forces units of the Honduran military with instructions to eliminate the targets, including Berta Cáceres, the celebrated environmental campaigner who was later gunned down in her home. One of the most sensitive areas relates to Fusina (Fuerza de Seguridad Interinstitucional Nacional), an interagency coordinating body that operates across Honduran military and civilian agencies, including judges and the attorney general’s office. “As long as the US funds Honduran security forces without demanding justice for those threatened, tortured, and killed, we have blood on our hands.

Source: The Guardian July 08, 2016 10:35 UTC