Pages tagged with "Environmental Activists"
On 31 July 2020 we convened a panel of land and environmental defenders from Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico to discuss the challenges facing defenders in Latin America, the world’s most dangerous region for environmental activism
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
Land and environmental defenders across the globe already face killings, threats, harassment and criminalisation for peacefully protecting their homes and our planet. But this year, COVID-19 has made their situation even more precarious – and urgent action is needed
Numerous witnesses have confirmed that these members of the indigenous community of Triunfo de la Cruz were seized from their homes on 18 July
Our report sheds a light on the urgent role land and environmental defenders play in fighting climate breakdown
Our annual report into the killings of land and environmental defenders in 2019 shows the highest number yet have been murdered in a single year
If we are to look to a future with a green recovery, it means that we have to support land and environmental defenders to start now
Companies should be delivering on crucial deforestation commitments.
As the world begins to open its eyes to the depth and scale of racial injustice crisis in the US, we as an organisation need to recognise our role
Since the beginning of the year, illegal logging within Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary has escalated, as have efforts by the government to silence those who are monitoring and exposing this destruction.
At Global Witness, we’re committed to being part of the movement for a more resilient planet going forward. This includes standing up for land and environmental activists. States and business must do the same
Over 100 civil society organisations urged the government of Colombia to adopt all measures necessary to guarantee the safety of human rights defenders
Six months on from publication of ‘Defending the Philippines’, we take a look at what has changed for defenders in the country – and what threats remain
New investor due diligence briefing from Global Witness and BHRRC outlines material risks and actions for investor to take as human rights defenders face increasing threats.
New investor due diligence briefing outlines material risks and actions for investor to take under increasing scrutiny around human rights
Global Witness welcomes the release from Police custody today of Goldman Prize winning forest protection activist Ouch Leng and three other environmental defenders and calls on the Cambodian authorities to drop all investigations into their activities
Since 2012, we have reported annually on killings of land and environmental defenders around the world.
Women land and environmental defenders are absolutely vital to the fight against the climate crisis. In every region of the world, women defenders take leadership roles in action against mining, logging, agribusiness and other destructive industries
Despite the international outcry that followed Berta’s murder, the Honduran government is consistently failing in its duty to protect its own citizens
Days after the funeral of prominent Mexican butterfly conservationist Homero Gómez González, the body of a second environmental defender is found at a butterfly sanctuary in Michoacán state, Central Mexico.
