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She was three months pregnant at the time. Her husband has never been seen since. COFADEH is recognized as having played a major role in the dissolution of Honduras" Department of National Investigations, the repeal of compulsory military service, and the liberation of the country"s last political prisoners in 1992.
Oliva, and her organization COFADEH, have been active partners in the Global Response campaign Honduras:Protect Forests and Environmental Activists.
Oliva opposed the 2009 military coup against President Manuel Zelaya. After elections in late 2013 returned the rightwing National Party to power, Bertha Oliva said: "The police and military are using the cover of the United States-led war on drugs in Honduras to eliminate many people, maybe including me: I am on the death list again.".
