... the unsolved murder of one of the environmental activists killed in the lead up to this mining ban. Marcello Rivera was his name. Who was he and how did his story resonate with Salvadorans across the political ...
... with corporate greed; a transnational lawsuit at a secretive World Bank tribunal in Washington, DC; violent threats; murders; and, surprisingly, victory. The husband-and-wife duo immerses the reader in ...
... governance.
In Karen territory in Burma, 1,500 villagers mobilized after Burmese soldiers killed and robbed an indigenous Karen woman in July. Another murder of West Papuan in palm oil plantation by ...
... community in 2015, and the murders of an estimated 55 community members as of 2019. Such extreme violence has also been reported in connection with Toronto-based Torex Gold’s mining operation about 45 ...
... Investments, the company behind the mine, went so far as to accuse them of murder in an attempt to discourage support of the water protectors.
Since the August court ruling, smear campaigns have intensified, ...
... for ourselves and our children. Those who have stayed to defend our rights, such as Centeno, have put their lives on the line. In 2019 alone, 17 Garífuna activists were violently murdered.
“There’s been ...
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At least 212 land and environmental defenders were murdered last year — the highest number since the group Global Witness began gathering data eight years ago. Some 40% of those killed ...
... false charges.
Honduras, repression against activists.
Honduras: repression against activists
The murder of activist Berta Cáceres continues with impunity. The intellectual authors are still ...
... country for land and environmental defenders for the first time in this time period, with 157 defenders murdered largely by suspected government armed forces—a number 36 percent larger than the total cases ...
... high rates of homicides, and crimes against private property are reported.
Guatemalan municipalities with higher murder rates (2019). According to PNC figures on criminal acts in 2019, of the 5 municipalities ...
... working for the company and, just a few months prior to his murder, plain-clothes police detained him without charge for eight days in response to outlandish accusations that Blackfire filed against him. ...
... that is not fully applied, or implemented, or monitored,” González concluded.
In San Isidro, Cabañas, the population was affected by the incursion of mining explorations. Miguel Rivera, brother of murdered ...
... “You get desensitized at some point because of how wholesale the murders are,” Dulce told VICE News. “We are basically living with half of our body already six feet under.”
A number of activists and ...
... murder of human rights defender Marcelo Rivera, who launched the first cry against the OceanaGold/Pacific Rim mining company. Marcelo´s life was threatened for a long time, but he continued to organize ...
... go to jail, my son is not a thief, he is not corrupt, he is not a murderer,” he said, lamenting the great hardships that this process has brought on his entire family.
Also present was Patricio Illacutipa ...
... in which the state intervenes in the social conflicts themselves, especially by declaring states of emergency...then people are killed, literally murdered, and great physical and psychological damage i ...
... the country. Salvadoran campaigns continue towards demanding justice for murdered environment defenders and activists. In the Philippines, community organisations include the Samahang Pangkarapatan ng ...
... killed.
Although the separate murders of 4 activists were attributed to criminal gangs, community members state that the clear link is their involvement in the opposition to the mining company. Similarly, ...
... be doing this unless they were paid.”
The community continued resisting the mine, and the threats increased. Three activists were murdered, including a pregnant woman. One activist was brutally tortured. ...
... testament to our people’s commitment to protect the environment for future generations. It is dedicated to those who continued the struggle despite a campaign of brutal repression, including four murders ...