Missing voices
Land and environmental defenders faced brutal silencing tactics in 2023, with a record year for killings in Colombia and criminalisation cases across the world
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Long Read | September 10, 2024
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Blog Post | March 04, 2024 Honduras: why urgent action is still needed in one of the deadliest places to defend the planet
Eight years after the murder of Indigenous campaigner Berta Cáceres, Honduras remains one of the world's most dangerous places for defenders. Despite pledges from the country's president, urgent action is still needed.
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Blog Post | March 02, 2023 Remembering Berta Cáceres: Seven years on, the fight for justice continues
Seven years ago, the world lost Berta Cáceres - a Honduran environmental and Indigenous activist killed in her home in La Esperanza, just two days before her 45th birthday
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Blog Post | July 29, 2022 Honduras: new faces, old challenges
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Blog Post | December 10, 2021 The struggle for access to clean water in Honduras remains fraught with danger
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Blog Post | July 23, 2021 One year after four men’s abduction, Honduras’s Garífuna still await justice
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Press Release | August 11, 2020 Global Witness demands an urgent investigation into the disappearances of members of the Garífunas community in Honduras
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Blog Post | March 02, 2021 Five years on from Berta Cáceres’ assassination, impunity reigns in Honduras - updated
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Blog Post | August 19, 2019 Be inspired by land and environmental defenders on World Photography Day
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Blog Post | August 08, 2019 The new IPCC report makes one thing clear: protecting land and those who defend it is crucial for stopping climate breakdown.
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Press Release | November 30, 2018 Comment on trial of Honduran indigenous environmentalist Berta Cáceres.
Briefings
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Briefing Document | August 20, 2018 Voluntary guidelines for agribusiness, and their relevance to defenders
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Briefing Document | July 24, 2018 What Businesses & Governments can do for Defenders
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Briefing Document | May 03, 2005 IFM in Honduras
Press Releases
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Press Release | August 11, 2020 Global Witness demands an urgent investigation into the disappearances of members of the Garífunas community in Honduras
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Press Release | November 30, 2018 Comment on trial of Honduran indigenous environmentalist Berta Cáceres.
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Press Release | September 28, 2018 Human Rights Defenders are a Cornerstone of Sustainable Development
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Press Release | September 10, 2018 Global organisations call for justice as trial for murder of indigenous leader Berta Cáceres begins
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Press Release | July 24, 2018 Deadliest year on record for land and environmental defenders, as agribusiness is shown to be the industry most linked to killings
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Press Release | April 03, 2018 Global Witness joins human rights organisations to call on Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox to stop UK exports of surveillance equipment to Honduras
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Press Release | March 15, 2017 Honduran government must counter smear campaign against land and environmental defenders and protect those under threat
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Press Release | March 03, 2017 7 more activists killed in year since Berta Caceres’ murder as Honduran government ramps up crackdown
Reports
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Report | January 31, 2017 Honduras: the deadliest country in the world for environmental activism
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Report | January 28, 2009 Honduras: A farce in three acts
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Report | April 20, 2015 How Many More?
Blogs
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Blog Post | March 04, 2024 Honduras: why urgent action is still needed in one of the deadliest places to defend the planet
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Blog Post | March 02, 2023 Remembering Berta Cáceres: Seven years on, the fight for justice continues
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Blog Post | July 29, 2022 Honduras: new faces, old challenges
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Blog Post | December 10, 2021 The struggle for access to clean water in Honduras remains fraught with danger
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Blog Post | July 23, 2021 One year after four men’s abduction, Honduras’s Garífuna still await justice
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Blog Post | March 02, 2021 Five years on from Berta Cáceres’ assassination, impunity reigns in Honduras - updated
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Blog Post | August 19, 2019 Be inspired by land and environmental defenders on World Photography Day
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Blog Post | August 08, 2019 The new IPCC report makes one thing clear: protecting land and those who defend it is crucial for stopping climate breakdown.