Southwest Colombia world's most dangerous place for environmental activists: report
by Adriaan Alsema September 14, 2021
Southwest Colombia was the world’s most dangerous place for environmental activists in 2020, based on data revealed by human rights NGO Global Witness.
According to the NGO’s annual report on deadly violence against activists, almost 30% of the 227 assassinated environmental activists worldwide were murdered in Colombia.
Of the 65 assassinations registered in the South American country last year, 28 took place in the southwestern provinces of Cauca, Nariño and Valle del Cauca.
Particularly in southwest Colombia, indigenous communities trying to defend their ancestral lands bore the brunt of the violence.
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https://colombiareports.com/southwest-colombia-worlds-most-dangerous-place-for-environmental-activists-report/