Land-rights and environment defenders targeted in region

Over 900 people defending environmental and land rights, the vast majority of them Latin Americans, were murdered worldwide from 2002 to 2013, according to a recent report. The report “Deadly Environment,” released April 15 by Global Witness, a London-based nonprofit, says that 908 people from 35 countries were known to have been killed while defending their rights to land and a healthy environment during the 12-year period, with the number escalating precipitously in the last four years. Of those killed, 82% were Latin Americans, the report says. Authors of the study say it’s likely more such killings occurred but were not reported, adding that, even so, the number that was documented is on a par with the number of journalists killed worldwide during... [Log in to read more]

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