We are still reeling from the shock, sadness, and outrage from the news of the assassination of Berta Cáceres. Berta was a leading environmental and indigenous activist. She and the organization that she helped found, the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), led the struggle against destructive mines and dams and […]
Senator Patrick Leahy Calls for Inclusion of Civil Society Organizations in MCC compact
On September 12, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation approved a 5 year, $277 million compact. Shortly after the announcement by the MCC, Senator Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, under the Budget Appropriation Committee, made the following speech on the floor of the Senate. This […]
