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196 environmental defenders were killed in 2023 for their activism

Summary by LifeGate
Since 2012, more than two thousand environmental defenders have been killed. 196 in 2023 alone. This is what emerges from the latest annual report of the non-governmental organization Global Witness. The negative record is set by Colombia, with 79 murders in 2023. Nonhle Mbuthuma won his battle. With the support of the community, he dragged the multinational oil company Shell and the government of his country, South Africa, to court. In the end,…
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Since 2012, more than two thousand environmental defenders have been killed. 196 in 2023 alone. This is what emerges from the latest annual report of the non-governmental organization Global Witness. The negative record is set by Colombia, with 79 murders in 2023. Nonhle Mbuthuma won his battle. With the support of the community, he dragged the multinational oil company Shell and the government of his country, South Africa, to court. In the end,…

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LifeGate broke the news in on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
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