The organization has explained that in 2020 227 murders have been counted, the highest number so far, but that they are very likely to be more, as people around the world do not frequently report the assaults they have suffered.
Almost all murders (226) have occurred in countries in the south of the country. Indigenous communities have been particularly hit, with more than a third of the attacks on them, when they account for 5 per cent of the world ' s population. Of the ten deaths, nine are men, although the Global Witness organization has stressed that there are some forms of gender-related violence, such as sexual assault, that women suffer.
With regard to data from Colombia, the report notes that the pandemic has only made the situation worse: "The official lockdown caused the defenders of the land to be attacked in their homes and the government's protective measures to be mitigated." In Mexico, about a third of the attacks were related to forestry exploitation. On the other hand, in 95% of the cases no procedure has been initiated for clarification and sanction. In the case of the Philippines, reference is made, inter alia, to "brutal police and military repression".
The organization notes that companies themselves are responsible for the attacks, insofar as their economic model prioritizes profits, rather than human rights or the environment. It has also denounced the actions of governments, which have denied any irregularity. It says that these companies do not protect environmental advocates. Moreover, when they are not "accomplices" of the aggressions, they are "authors" of them.
Euskal Herri osoan zehar daude mehatxupean hamaika baso, zelai, mendi zein nekazal lur. Horien defentsan diharduten tokian tokiko plataforma asko bildu dira larunbatean Gasteizen, EH Bizirik-ek deituta, inguru naturalaren “suntsiketaren” eta makroproiektuen... [+]
Dakota Access oliobidearen kontrako protestengatik zigortu du Ipar Dakotako epaimahai batek erakunde ekologista, Energy Transfer Partners enpresak salaketa jarri ostean. Standing Rockeko sioux tribuak protesten erantzukizuna bere gain hartu du.
Sareak nabarmendu du Euskal Herri osoko eragileak daudela bertan eta deialdiak 140tik gora atxikimendu jaso dituela: "Horrek islatzen du zein den gaur egungo errealitatearen urgentzia, lurraren defentsaren beharra eta auziarekiko dagoen konpromezua".
Greenpeaceko kideak Dakota Acces oliobidearen aurka protesta egiteagatik auzipetu dituzte eta astelehenean aztertu du salaketa Dakotako auzitegiak. AEBko Greenpeacek gaiaren inguruan jasango duen bigarren epaiketa izango da, lehenengo kasua epaile federal batek bota zuen atzera... [+]
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The restoration of the natural characteristics of the beach of Waukee began three decades ago and continues without interruption in the staged restoration to counterclockwork.
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The reading of the documentation... [+]
