Colombia: Colombia Was the Deadliest Place on Earth for Environmental Activists. It's Gotten Worse.

Feb 23, 2020 | Teresa Tomassoni, NBC News
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Colombia is the most dangerous place in the world for activists who seek to help protect land and other natural resources, according to a recently released report by Front Line Defenders, an Irish advocacy group. And the trend is getting worse. More than 40 human rights defenders and community leaders have been killed in Colombia since January, including a national park ranger and several indigenous rights and environmental advocates, according to Indepaz, a Colombian peace-building nonprofit based in Bogotá.