Administered by:
@derek@sunbeam.cityMore than half of activists killed in 2021 were land, environment defenders
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/more-than-half-of-activists-killed-in-2021-were-land-environment-defenders/
Mongabay Environmental NewsMore than half of activists killed in 2021 were land, environment defendersAt least 358 human rights defenders were killed in 2021, according to an analysis by Front Line Defenders (FLD) and the international consortium Human Rights Defenders Memorial. Of the total, nearly 60% were land, environment or Indigenous rights defenders, and more than a quarter were themselves Indigenous. Researchers who worked to compile the data said […]