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Moira brings over a decade of human rights and social justice advocacy, communications and field experience to her work at Amazon Watch. For six years prior to joining AW, Moira was the U.S. advocacy officer for Peace Brigades International - Colombia, and spent two additional years in Colombia as a Human Rights Observer. She has worked on researching community-based models of alternative economies, advocating for affordable housing, and promoting environmental protection. Moira's articles have appeared on NACLA, Alternet, In These Times, The Womens International Perspective, and CommonDreams. Moira serves on the board of the Latin American Working Group and Peace Brigades International's Colombia Program, and she organizes with the Bay Area chapter of Showing Up For Racial Justice.
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Displaying 1 - 1 of 1When Defending the Land Becomes a Crime
BERTA CÁCERES, ASSASSINATED in her home in March 2016, was just one of hundreds of Latin American environmental activists attacked in recent years. At least 577 environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) were killed in Latin America between 2010 and 2015 – more than in any other region. In addition to violence, EHRDs suffer legal threats and harassment, severely impeding their work. Before Cáceres' murder, she faced trumped-up charges due to her opposition to hydroelectric dams on her indigenous community's territory.