This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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Defending Land and Environmental Rights Has Become An Increasingly Deadly Endeavor
A new Global Witness report says that 2017 was the deadliest year for land and environmental defenders, with a total of 207 defenders killed worldwide.
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Land Ownership Lies At the Heart of Deadly Statistics About Environmentalist Killings
As people worldwide await the UN conference on climate change in Paris, lost in the larger narrative are the individual stories of people battling environmental injustice on the local level – and paying the biggest price for it.
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Killing of Environmental Activists Rises Globally – With Few Convicted
900 environmental activists have been killed in the past decade – but only 10 perpetrators were convicted, report says.
