A Rising Tide Of Violence Against Grassroots Environmental Activists : Short Wave : NPR
Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images Environmental activist Francia Márquez takes part in a march in August 2020 in Colombia, demanding justice for the murder of five Afro-Colombian teenagers. Márquez herself has faced violent threats and attempts on her life. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images In many countries around the world, it is increasingly dangerous to be a grassroots environmental activist. A 2020 report from Global Witness, an international human rights group, documented that 212 envir...
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