Indigenous leaders, activists, journalists, human rights and environmental defenders who speak up to protect the rights of their communities, face danger and sometimes even death for their work. A report by Global Witness shows that more than 1,700 environmental activists have been murdered in the past decade, often with the involvement of corporations or their own governments. In cases where the motive was available, mining and logging companies were the most common perpetrators. Indigenous populations were the most common victims with 39% of the casualties, often from low-income communities directly affected by industrial pollution,” the report said.

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