Colombia and Brazil deadliest countries for environmental activists, report says
Colombia and Brazil deadliest countries for environmental activists, report saysImage source, ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Juan López was one of the environmentalists killed in Latin America recent years. The anti-mining activist was shot in Honduras in 2024. ByVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editorPublished1 minute agoColombia has again topped the list of countries with the highest number of killings of land and environmental activists, according to an annual report by campaign group Global Witness, external.
- ▪Colombia and Brazil deadliest countries for environmental activists, report saysImage source, ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Juan López was one of the environmentalists killed in Latin America recent years.
- ▪The anti-mining activist was shot in Honduras in 2024.
- ▪ByVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editorPublished1 minute agoColombia has again topped the list of countries with the highest number of killings of land and environmental activists, according to an annual report by campaign group
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Colombia and Brazil deadliest countries for environmental activists, report saysImage source, ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Juan López was one of the environmentalists killed in Latin America recent years. The anti-mining activist was shot in Honduras in 2024. ByVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editorPublished1 minute agoColombia has again topped the list of countries with the highest number of killings of land and environmental activists, according to an annual report by campaign group Global Witness, external.
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