The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
September 24, 2012

Human Rights Lawyer Assassinated in Honduras 
---------------------------------------------


 
A prominent human rights lawyer known for defending peasants in Honduras
has been assassinated. Antonio Trejo was attending a wedding when he was
shot to death just outside the church. Trejo represented several peasant
rights groups in their struggle against wealthy Honduran landowners.
Hours before his death, he had spoken out publicly as part of his vocal
opposition to plans for privately-run cities in Honduras with their own
police and tax system.