An analysis of the criminalisation of socio-environmental activism and resistance in contemporary Latin America

Abstract:

The recent extensive fires in the Amazon and Pantanal regions have alerted the global community to an unparalleled loss of biodiversity alongside irreparable damage to forest areas that are crucial to the world’s climate regulation. Amid this ecological crisis lie the loss of human lives and new forms of political authoritarianism, state and corporate harms that go under-criminalized. According to Global Witness’ latest report (2020), 212 land and environmental defenders were murdered in 2019, making it the deadliest year of killings on record. Over half of these reported killings occurred in Colombia (64), the Philippines (43) and Brazil (24) (2020, 9). Despite scientific and political recognition of the important role played by environmental defenders for global sustainability, they face high rates of criminalization and victimization, including physical violence and assassinations).

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2021

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