Pages tagged with Land and environmental defenders

On 5 July 2021, 84-year-old Jesuit priest and human rights defender Father Stan Swamy died in judicial custody at the Holy Family Hospital, in Mumbai, India. On the first anniversary of his death, we remember his decades-long commitment to realising the rights of Dalit and indigenous peoples in India, especially in Jharkhand State

In January 2022, the first female president of Honduras came to power specifically committing to adopt protection policies for human rights defenders. However, the outlook six months into her mandate remains challenging, and guarantees for human rights defenders are yet to be secured

As the Philippines newly inaugurated President made his first State of the Nation Address, protestors gathered to demand climate action and an end to human rights violations.