From 2015 to 2017, a total of 22 activists fighting in land conflicts or for environmental causes were reported to have been murdered in Peru. 2015 was, by far, the deadliest year with at least 12 victims. In 2018, however, no cases of this type of politically-motivated murder were documented in the South American country.
Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Peru from 2015 to 2018
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Global Witness. (July 31, 2019). Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Peru from 2015 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/889531/number-activists-murdered-peru/
Global Witness. "Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Peru from 2015 to 2018." Chart. July 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/889531/number-activists-murdered-peru/
Global Witness. (2019). Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Peru from 2015 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/889531/number-activists-murdered-peru/
Global Witness. "Number of Land Activists and Environmental Defenders Murdered in Peru from 2015 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/889531/number-activists-murdered-peru/
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Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Peru from 2015 to 2018 [Graph], Global Witness, July 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/889531/number-activists-murdered-peru/
