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Record 212 environmental activists killed in 2019: watchdog
PARIS, July 29, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – At least 212 campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019 for defending the environment against rogue extraction industries and corrupt officials, making last year the most deadly on record, watchdog group Global Witness said Wednesday.
Over two-thirds of the killings were in Latin America.
The real number of victims is almost certainly higher as some killings are unreported or misrepresented, the NGO said.
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