Ana Mirian Romero Explained

Ana Mirian Romero
Birth Place:	Santa Elena, La Paz, Honduras
Known For:	Land defending
Awards:	Front Line Defenders Award (2016)

Ana Mirian Romero is a Honduran human rights activist who won a Front Line Defenders Award in 2016

Activism

Romero is a human rights activist based in Santa Elena, La Paz, Honduras. She a member of the Lenca Indigenous Movement^[1] a leader of the San Isidro Labrador Indigenous Council.^[2]

She campaigns against a hydroelectric dam, concerned about its impact on the natural resources.^[3] Her advocacy has made her the target death threats and of police violence, including in October 105 when her house was raided.

Romero won a Front Line Defenders Award in 2016.^[4] Former Irish president Mary Robinson gave her the award on the 9th June in Dublin. The trip to Ireland was her first international journey.

Personal life

Romero lives with her husband^[5] and has five children, including a daughter who was born in 2016.

See also

• Berta Cáceres
• Human rights in Honduras
• History of Honduras

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pollak . Sorcha . 16 June 2016 . Honduran activist vows to continue efforts to defend environment . 2023-03-30 . . en.
2. Web site: 2016-05-16 . Take action for Ana Mirian Romero . 2023-03-30 . . en.
3. Web site: Pollak . Sorcha . 10 June 2016 . Honduran human rights defender recognised in Dublin ceremony . 2023-03-30 . . en.
4. Web site: O'Faherty . Jane . 11 June 2016 . Honduran activist wins human rights award . 2023-03-30 . . en.
5. https://www.amnesty.ca/sites/amnesty/files/Honduras_0.pdf HONDURAS Indigenous movement risks lives to save their land