This land is your land...until I steal it.
August 7, 2017 9:22 AM Subscribe
113 environmental defenders have been killed so far in 2017
while protecting their community’s land or natural resources.
In collaboration with Global Witness, the Guardian will attempt to record the deaths of all these people.
At this current rate, chances are that four environmental defenders will be killed this week somewhere on the planet.
In collaboration with Global Witness, the Guardian will attempt to record the deaths of all these people.
At this current rate, chances are that four environmental defenders will be killed this week somewhere on the planet.
The price is always paid by indigenous people.
posted by poffin boffin at 12:13 PM on August 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by poffin boffin at 12:13 PM on August 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
It's a very small start.
The battle for the environment is emerging as a new battleground for human rights.
It is increasingly clear that, globally, governments and business are failing in their duty to protect activists at risk. They are permitting a level of impunity that allows the vast majority of perpetrators to walk free, emboldening would-be assassins. Investors, including development banks, are fueling the violence by backing projects that harm the environment and trample human rights.
Many of these cases are undereported and often don't make the English language; hopefully this will change and the local conglomerates and multinationals who stand to profit most from these killings will be named.
posted by adamvasco at 2:29 PM on August 7, 2017 [2 favorites]
The battle for the environment is emerging as a new battleground for human rights.
It is increasingly clear that, globally, governments and business are failing in their duty to protect activists at risk. They are permitting a level of impunity that allows the vast majority of perpetrators to walk free, emboldening would-be assassins. Investors, including development banks, are fueling the violence by backing projects that harm the environment and trample human rights.
Many of these cases are undereported and often don't make the English language; hopefully this will change and the local conglomerates and multinationals who stand to profit most from these killings will be named.
posted by adamvasco at 2:29 PM on August 7, 2017 [2 favorites]
I watched this video of Maya elders visiting Standing Rock to show their solidarity with the movement. I watched it on November 8th. It discusses some of the genocide that took place in Guatemala against the Maya people specifically, and against indigenous populations in Latin America in general. And it highlights the forces that Native Americans here face. The video points to the hope of both North American and South American people's uniting in defense of their ancestral lands, to pass these stories on to their grandchildren.
As a US citizen, we must elect leaders who will not interfere with the governments of other countries and will hold our companies accountable for their international actions.
posted by Mister Cheese at 3:33 PM on August 7, 2017 [2 favorites]
As a US citizen, we must elect leaders who will not interfere with the governments of other countries and will hold our companies accountable for their international actions.
posted by Mister Cheese at 3:33 PM on August 7, 2017 [2 favorites]
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posted by salvia at 9:59 AM on August 7, 2017 [1 favorite]