Indigenous people defending their land face a disproportionate share of violence and threats

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By Taylar Dawn StagnerDec 19, 2024, 4:00 am55 pts
In the first-ever global study of its kind, researchers concluded that more attention needs to be paid to physical attacks and threats against land defenders, since those incidents often are the precursor to death. Last year, a human rights and environmental watchdog group determined that 177 land defenders…

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