Don't Just Read the News, Understand It.
Published loading...Updated

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,…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

All
Left
Center
Right

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,…

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

LifeGate broke the news in on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

You have read 1 out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join millions of well-informed readers who use Ground to compare coverage, check their news blindspots, and challenge their worldview.