Nearly 200 land and environment defenders killed in 2023, says NGO
Tuesday, September 10th 2024, 2:53:29 am
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Nearly 200 environmental and land defenders around the world were murdered in 2023, with Colombia once again the deadliest place for activists, watchdog Global Witness said in a report Tuesday.The annual report found Latin America remains the most dangerous part of the world for environmental and land defenders, accounting for 85 percent of the 196 murders documented last year.
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