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Members of European Parliament support Berta Cáceres petition
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are giving their support to the cause of murdered indigenous rights activ...
Read ArticleSearching for a safe haven in Honduras
The century-old community of 84 families, 522 people, must find a new home because the river and the ocean are swamping ...
Read ArticleListening to the rain in Honduras: Amauro’s story
“Yesterday it started raining again and the water rose,” he says. “I was up all night. I couldn’t sleep because ...
Read ArticleImproving access to justice for indigenous Lenca community in Honduras
One year on from the murder of environment and indigeous rights activist, Berta Cáceres, a Trócaire-supported project ...
Read ArticleCelebrating brave female activists this International Women’s day
Today is International Women’s Day 2017, and we wish to celebrate the amazingly brave women we work with around th...
Read ArticleTrócaire launches 44th annual Lent fundraising campaign
Scale of humanitarian need ‘unprecedented’ as Trócaire launches Ireland’s largest annual fundraising campai...
Read ArticleHuman Rights Day 2016 – Standing up for human rights
Today on International Human Rights Day 2016, I feel privileged that I get to defend human rights and support the fight ...
Read ArticleMary Robinson visits families hit by El Nino drought in Honduras
Mary Robinson arrives in Honduras today, where she will visit Trócaire projects that are helping families overcome the ...
Read ArticleSelf-help group in Honduras supports women experiencing domestic abuse
The story of Y.Y.A.A., a 29 year old Honduran woman, who received support from Trócaire partner Alternativas y Oportuni...
Read ArticleDisaster preparedness in the bordos of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Teresita sells corn tortillas for a living in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. But this tiny woman is not just a street v...
Read ArticleRemembering Berta Cáceres in Dublin
Last Saturday, April 16th, we remembered the fearless environmental activist and indigenous leader, Berta Cáceres who w...
Read Article‘He left home and then disappeared’: a Honduran migrant’s story
By Jose Alfredo Coto, Trócaire Honduras Carlos was 21 years old when he decided to try for a better life. He packe...
Read ArticlePresident of Ireland marks retirement of Trócaire’s Sally O’Neill
Yesterday, the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, marked the retirement of leading human rights advocate and ...
Read ArticleHonduras: Update on the Lent 2011 community
Four years ago at Lent, Trócaire highlighted the difficulties faced by the small farming community of La Confianza in t...
Read ArticleEmpowering women to free themselves from violence in Honduras
By Aisling Walsh “I thought I was alone, I thought everything I experienced was normal. I didn’t realize it w...
Read ArticleIreland’s carbon emissions equal to that of 400 million of the world’s poor
“Climate change threatens to undo all the gains that have been made against poverty”, according to Trócaire...
Read Article“I´m black, I´m a woman and I am HIV positive. But I am going to make a difference”
The inspiring Honduran activist and poet, Benita Ramírez (50), tells how she emerged from the shock and despair of her ...
Read ArticleA courageous community leader murdered in Honduras
This week in Trócaire we were shocked to learn about the murder of Matias Valle, an outspoken human rights leader from ...
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