Last Line of Defence

Author:
Global Witness
Publisher:
Global Witness
Publication Date:
13 September 2021
Tags:
Africa, Climate, Company News, Environment, Human Rights, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Sustainable Development

Since 2012, Global Witness has been gathering data on killings of land and environmental defenders. In that time, a grim picture has come into focus - with the evidence suggesting that as the climate crisis intensifies, violence against those protecting their land and our planet also increases.

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