On April 9, the National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC) posted on social media their denouncement of “the brutal and unmeasurable violent eviction carried out this day against the peasant families of the Peasant Group ‘7 de February’, affiliated with the regional CNTC, La Paz” and “the arrest of 17 companions, among them are 4 older adults, 3 women and 2 minors, whose only ‘crime’ is to defend the constitutional right to food and land.”
The CNTC demanded “the immediate release of the 17 detained farmworkers and the cessation of the criminalization of the struggle for the land.”
Today, April 10, the CNTC posted: “Their release under alternative precautionary measures is the direct result of that collective strength.”
The CNTC adds in that post: “We are grateful for the valuable technical and legal assistance provided by the Justicia para los Pueblos law firm, alongside the support of Peace Brigades International (PBI), ensuring that the world’s attention was drawn to this outrage.”
Accompaniment
On March 3, 2026, PBI-Honduras, PBI-Canada coordinator Brent Patterson met with Franklin Almendares, General Secretary, and Rosa Santamaría, member of the National Board of Directors, of the CNTC at their office in Tegucigalpa.
The CNTC is affiliated with the Unified Confederation of Honduran Workers (CUTH) which in turn is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), along with 150+ labour organizations including the Canadian Labour Congress.
Peace Brigades International has accompanied the CNTC since May 2018.
Further reading: PBI-Honduras accompanied National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC) denounces use of Black Mamba armoured vehicles in eviction of community (PBI-Canada article, April 10, 2026).
