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
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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 October 04, 2023, 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 October 04, 2023. 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: October 04, 2023. 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/
Global Witness, Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Colombia from 2015 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/884047/number-activists-murdered-colombia/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
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/