A historic sentence in Peru brings hope for land and environmental defenders
Illegal loggers who murdered four Ashéninka Indigenous leaders in 2014 sentenced to 28 years in prison
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Blog Post | February 28, 2023
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Statement | February 17, 2023 Global Witness welcomes long-awaited court verdict providing justice for the murders of Indigenous land defenders in the Peruvian Amazon
We welcome the news of the conviction of those responsible for the killings of Indigenous land and environmental leaders in Peru in this horrific case
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Blog Post | May 08, 2019 Peru’s forest inspection agency OSINFOR regains its independence. But what next?
The restoration of OSINFOR's independence is one small step on the road to fixing Peru’s timber supply chain
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Press Release | April 10, 2019 Peru’s forest inspection agency regains independence
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Press Release | January 17, 2019 New analysis shows illegal logging of the Peruvian Amazon is continuing at a rapid pace
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Report | January 17, 2019 The Forest Avengers
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Press Release | July 24, 2018 Deadliest year on record for land and environmental defenders, as agribusiness is shown to be the industry most linked to killings
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Briefing Document | July 24, 2018 What Businesses & Governments can do for Defenders
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Report | July 24, 2018 At What Cost?
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Blog Post | June 20, 2018 China’s baby steps towards outlawing illegal timber sound a warning for Peru
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Blog Post | March 09, 2018 A few steps forward, several steps back: Peru’s timber sector faces its “moment of truth”
Briefings
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Briefing Document | July 24, 2018 What Businesses & Governments can do for Defenders
Press Releases
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Press Release | April 10, 2019 Peru’s forest inspection agency regains independence
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Press Release | January 17, 2019 New analysis shows illegal logging of the Peruvian Amazon is continuing at a rapid pace
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Press Release | July 24, 2018 Deadliest year on record for land and environmental defenders, as agribusiness is shown to be the industry most linked to killings
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Press Release | November 09, 2017 Undercover Footage Exposes Exporters’ Complicity in Peru’s Biggest Timber Scandal
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Press Release | June 20, 2016 2015 sees unprecedented killings of environmental activists
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Press Release | October 05, 2015 La muerte de cuatro manifestantes en contra de la minería es una consecuencia catastrófica de la débil protección del medio ambiente en Perú, según advierte Global Witness
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Press Release | October 05, 2015 Deaths of four anti-mining protesters a catastrophic consequence of Peru’s weakened environmental safeguards, warns Global Witness
Reports
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Report | January 17, 2019 The Forest Avengers
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Report | July 24, 2018 At What Cost?
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Report | November 09, 2017 “Buyers in Good Faith”
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Report | May 15, 2013 Rocky Road
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Report | November 17, 2014 Peru's Deadly Environment
Blogs
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Blog Post | February 28, 2023 A historic sentence in Peru brings hope for land and environmental defenders
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Blog Post | May 08, 2019 Peru’s forest inspection agency OSINFOR regains its independence. But what next?
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Blog Post | June 20, 2018 China’s baby steps towards outlawing illegal timber sound a warning for Peru
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Blog Post | March 09, 2018 A few steps forward, several steps back: Peru’s timber sector faces its “moment of truth”
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Blog Post | December 08, 2017 “Buyers in Good Faith” - who do Peru’s timber exporters think they’re kidding?
