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July 29, 2020

Land and Environmental Defenders Killed at Record Pace in 2019
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At least 212 land and environmental defenders were murdered last year.
That's the highest number since the group Global Witness began gathering
data eight years ago. Around 40% of those killed were Indigenous people.
Colombia was the deadliest country, with 64 land and environmental
defenders killed. Also high on the list: the Philippines, Brazil,
Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.


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