In 2020, the murders of at least 65 land activists or environmentalists were documented in Colombia, making it the deadliest year of the period under consideration. Small-scale farmers, indigenous and afro-descendent people were the main targets of these crimes in the South American country, which also documented the largest number of murders of activists and environmentalists in 2020.
Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Colombia from 2015 to 2021
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Global Witness. (September 13, 2022). Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Colombia from 2015 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/884047/number-activists-murdered-colombia/
Global Witness. "Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Colombia from 2015 to 2021." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/884047/number-activists-murdered-colombia/
Global Witness. (2022). Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Colombia from 2015 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/884047/number-activists-murdered-colombia/
Global Witness. "Number of Land Activists and Environmental Defenders Murdered in Colombia from 2015 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/884047/number-activists-murdered-colombia/
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Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Colombia from 2015 to 2021 [Graph], Global Witness, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/884047/number-activists-murdered-colombia/