In 2020, at least 17 murders of land activists or environmentalists were documented in Honduras, making it the deadliest year to date. Two years earlier, the killings of four activists fighting in land conflicts or for environmental causes had been reported.
Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Honduras from 2015 to 2020
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Global Witness. (September 13, 2021). Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Honduras from 2015 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/889510/number-activists-murdered-honduras/
Global Witness. "Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Honduras from 2015 to 2020." Chart. September 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/889510/number-activists-murdered-honduras/
Global Witness. (2021). Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Honduras from 2015 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/889510/number-activists-murdered-honduras/
Global Witness. "Number of Land Activists and Environmental Defenders Murdered in Honduras from 2015 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/889510/number-activists-murdered-honduras/
Global Witness, Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Honduras from 2015 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/889510/number-activists-murdered-honduras/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Honduras from 2015 to 2020 [Graph], Global Witness, September 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/889510/number-activists-murdered-honduras/