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“Another Appalling Year” of Violence Against #LandDefenders as Nearly 200 Killed Worldwide in 2023

via #DemocracyNow
September 12, 2024

"At least 196 #environmental defenders were killed last year, most of them #Indigenous or #Afro-descendant. The deadliest country was #Colombia, where at least 79 land, water and climate defenders were killed. '2023 was yet another appalling year for those who want to protect their lands and their environment,' and this violence is likely to 'intensify as the consequences of the climate crisis become more apparent,' says Laura Furones, senior adviser to the land and environmental defenders campaign at #GlobalWitness, which published the numbers in a new report."

Read more:
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/12/global_witness_report_land_defenders