Myanmar’s junta is acquiring new supplies of aviation fuel despite war crimes, says report
A new report by rights groups has identified more companies—including India’s Reliance Industries Ltd and Greece’s Sea Trade Marine—involved in aviation fuel transactions to Myanmar’s junta
Climate crisis and vaccine inequity on the agenda for UNGA meeting and other stories
Today we look at the start of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, assassinations of social leaders and Indigenous people in Colombia, and more
227 environmental defenders killed in record attacks in 2020 and other stories
Today we look at the Global Witness report on attacks on environmental defenders, the dropping of all charges against 3 Denver PSL organizers in the US, and more
212 Land Defenders were killed in 2019
The report published by Global Witness, an NGO based in Washington DC, titled ‘Defending Tomorrow’ stated that over 212 “land defenders” were killed in 21 countries last year.
2019 was the bloodiest year for environmental and land rights activists, says report
Over 212 “land defenders” were killed in the year 2019, says a report by Global Witness, with Colombia and the Philippines accounting for half of those
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