Washington, DC – A number of global NGOs have behaved in a reckless and irresponsible manner by applauding a deeply controversial court ruling in the Berta Cáceres trial in Honduras,… [Continue Reading]
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UN Has a Duty to Independently Verify Berta Cáceres Trial Before Endorsing Unlawful Conviction, says DESA Lawyer
WASHINGTON DC, December 7, 2018 – In response to a statement released today by the office of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Michel… [Continue Reading]
Berta Cáceres Verdict a ‘Politically Motivated Farce,’ says Lawyer Robert Amsterdam
Today a criminal court in Honduras issued a guilty verdict against seven individuals accused of involvement in the 2016 murder of activist Berta Cáceres, including one executive of the company… [Continue Reading]
EU Parliament Intervention Threatens Right to Fair Trial in Berta Caceres Case in Honduras
On Thursday 29 November 2018 a Honduran criminal court is expected to issue a ruling against eight individuals accused of involvement in the 2016 murder of the activist Berta Caceres…. [Continue Reading]
DESA Executives in Berta Cáceres Trial Are ‘Political Prisoners,’ Argue Lawyers in New White Paper
Report from Amsterdam & Partners LLP accuses activists of spreading false information, attacking right to fair trial, and blocking economic development in Honduras WASHINGTON, DC 15 November 2018 – The… [Continue Reading]
COPINH’s Objective is to Deprive Fair Trial Rights from Defendants, says DESA Lawyer Robert Amsterdam
Over this past weekend, the private accusers representing the family of the late Berta Cáceres, and Gustavo Castro, who have the same attorneys as the Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares… [Continue Reading]
COPINH Cannot Demand ‘Scalps’ Based on False Information, says DESA Lawyer Robert Amsterdam
In comments made during a press conference organized by the Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH) and the family of Berta Cáceres on 7 August 2018,… [Continue Reading]
Criminal Law Expert Exposes Flaws in Investigative Report into Death of Berta Caceres in Honduras
A new report by leading Canadian criminal lawyer Brian Greenspan (Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein, Toronto) discredits the 2017 report by GAIPE (Grupo Asesor Internacional de Personas Expertas) that blames Honduran renewable… [Continue Reading]
Amsterdam & Partners LLP Retained by Desarrollos Energéticos S.A. (DESA) to Advise on Agua Zarca Case
The following press release was distribution to media today: WASHINGTON, DC 15 May 2018 – Desarrollos Energéticos S.A. (DESA), the renewable energy firm responsible for the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project… [Continue Reading]