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Alice Harrison / April 1, 2021

Big Oil is paying the police for protection. Here’s why that’s a problem

Protestors are calling on US President Biden to block a huge oil pipeline through their land, in the face of intimidation from police and politicians
Jasmin Qureshi / March 8, 2021

Women defying the climate crisis: Hear their stories

Across the world, women are leading the fight against the climate crisis. On International Women’s Day, Global Witness stands in solidarity with their actions and shares their stories so we can all learn from their success.
Chris Madden / March 2, 2021

Five years on from Berta Cáceres’ assassination, impunity reigns in Honduras - updated

Despite the international outcry that followed Berta’s murder, the Honduran government is consistently failing in its duty to protect its own citizens
Alice Harrison / Jan. 25, 2021

“We are going to kill you.” A case study in corporate power left unchecked

The case of Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine typifies how global corporations consider themselves immune from laws designed to protect people and the environment
Alice Harrison / Jan. 7, 2021

We need new laws to stop companies profiting from murder

We’re calling for EU laws that protect land and environment defenders, ensure justice for the victims of corporate abuse, and don’t let any companies off the hook
Fatima Hassan / Dec. 14, 2020

“I cannot sell out my people. And if need be, I will die for my people.”

Fikile Ntshangase’s cold-blooded murder must spark a global effort to better protect human rights, land and environmental defenders
Rachel Owens / Dec. 9, 2020

Bringing the voice of defenders to the EU

We brought together EU policy makers and an environmental defender from the Brazilian Amazon to discuss problems faced by communities and the need for the EU to bring forward legislation to protect defenders from corporate harm
Jasmin Qureshi / Dec. 2, 2020

Meet the young Russian activists risking their freedom for the climate

In Russia, young climate activists face heavy restrictions on the right to protest, as well as the threat of criminalisation and targeting by police
Alejandra Leyva and Margarita Campuzano / Nov. 30, 2020

Mexico faces regressive policies in the defence and protection of environmental rights

Those who have individually and collectively defended the land and environment in Mexico have experienced considerable violence against them
Sept. 18, 2020

The climate leadership of land and environmental defenders is more vital than ever

We convened an expert panel to discuss what has to happen next when it comes to supporting the rights of land and environmental defenders, and following their international leadership to protect our planet and its people

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