Bertha Zúñiga
Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres (born 24 September 1990) is a Honduran social activist of Lenca descent. She is the daughter of social leader Berta Cáceres, murdered in 2016. Soon after assuming her mother's role of general coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) in May 2017, Zúñiga Cáceres survived an attempt on her own life.
Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres | |
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Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres, in 2016 | |
| Born | 24 December 1990 Puerto Cortés, Honduras |
| Nationality | Honduran |
| Occupation(s) | Environmentalist, indigenous rights activists |
| Years active | 1990s - |
| Known for | work to defend Lenca people habitat and rights |
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