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21 Jun 2016
Report by Global Witness reveals record number of land & environmental defenders were killed in 2015
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Anglo American
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
AngloGold Ashanti
Bunge
Cargill
Louis Dreyfus
Rio Tinto
Hidro Santa Cruz (part of Hidralia Energía)
Reforestación de Palma del Petén (Repsa) (part of Grupo Hame)
Minera Las Bambas (JV between MMG (62.5%),Guoxin International Investment Co. Ltd (22.5%), and CITIC Metal Co. Ltd (15.0%))
Brazil
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Cameroon
Colombia
Ethiopia
Nicaragua
Philippines
Sierra Leone
Death threats
Violence
Unfair trial
Intimidation
Killings
Other Discrimination
Climate Crisis
Indigenous Peoples
Security Issues & Conflict Zones
Access to Information
Land Rights
Protests
Human Rights Defenders
Ownership of Property & Possessions
Displacement
Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment
Lawsuits & regulatory action