CONPAH demands land titles for Garifuna lands
The Confederation of Autochthonous Peoples of Honduras (CONPAH) denounced this week to the national and international communities violations to the individual and territorial rights of the Garifuna people.
They stated that at this time, much of their land is being usurped by persons with political and economic power; and that these people, in complicity with civil authorities persecute, jail and even murder Garífuna leaders to intimidate them. For this reason, they are demanding the Government Issue communal land titles for the Chachauate and Bolanos Cays that were previously denied on claims they pertain to the Bay Islands. The new land title should be given to the Garifuna community of San Juan and is vital to their survival, they stated. -El Heraldo
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