14 April 2017
Federal police in the Mexican state of Michoacan killed four Indigenous campesinos Wednesday, entering their homes and shooting them on site, Ruptura Colectiva reports.
The four victims, whose names have yet to be released, were members of the Arantepacua Communal Property Collective, a grassroots
4 April 2017
Shortly after a visit from an EU delegation last week, Kenya Forest Service (KFS) guards based at Tangul, Kipsitono and Maron KFS camps carried out intensive evictions according to Sengwer witnesses, with KFS allegedly having since burnt down over 90 Sengwer homes and destroyed their property.
3 April 2017
Authorities Threaten, Prosecute Residents Who Speak Out
(Nairobi) – Military and civilian authorities in western Rwanda have arrested, beaten, or threatened people who challenged recent government decisions to force residents off their land, Human Rights Watch said today.
8 March 2017
As the world marks International Women's Day on Wednesday, six women from different countries in Southeast Asia received recognition from advocacy group Amnesty International for their "heroism" in standing up for human rights despite the criminalization and violence they have faced.
The group
3 March 2017
Date: 3 March 2017
Source:Global Voices
Below is an edited version of an article by Laura Salas originally published on Witness. It is republished on Global Voices with permission from the author.
27 February 2017
By: By Alisa Tang and Prak Chan Thul
Date: 24 February 2017
Source: Reuters
Even before a Cambodian judge sentenced land rights activist Tep Vanny to jail, her fellow campaigners said her fate had already been sealed.
23 February 2017
Date: 23 February 2017
Source: The Irish Times
Honduras is the deadliest country on Earth to be a defender of environmental rights with conflict over mining, hydropower and agribusiness leading to the deaths of many people from indigenous groups and rural communities, the Global Witness charity
20 February 2017
By: Emma Graham-Harrison
Date: 19 February 2017
Source: The Guardian
Peace has proved more dangerous than war for activists and local leaders. Can the state stop the killings?
8 February 2017
Date: 6 February 2017
Source: Telesur
Up to 15,000 children in La Guajira suffer chronic malnutrition today in the face of a lack of basic necessities.
2 February 2017
By: Moira Birss
Date: 26 January 2017
Source: Nacla
From attempts to close Ecuador’s leading environmental rights NGO to megaprojects on indigenous lands, Rafael Correa’s government continues to criminalize and threaten environmental activists and indigenous people.
26 January 2017
MUMBAI, Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A villainous company. Corrupt government officials. A heroic defender of farmers emerging victorious from a fight over land.
This is far from a typical storyline for Indian film, which more often promises movie-goers a diet of syrupy romances, family
20 January 2017
Date: 18 January 2017
Source: Telesur
A peaceful demonstrator was shot dead during a protest in an Indigenous community.
An activist was killed Tuesday in Guatemala during a clash between protesters and police at a demonstration led by Indigenous community members who oppose the construction