The end of October is a time of traumatic memories for the Indigenous Rarámuri community of Coloradas de la Virgen in the Tarahumara mountains of northern Mexico. It was on October 24, 2018 that community leader and forest defender Julián Carrillo was shot dead. The assassination came just a...

Indigenous rights defender Berta Cáceres inspired many in her home country of Honduras, and around the world, as she courageously led efforts to stop construction of the Agua Zarca dam on a river not only sacred to the Lenca People, but vital to their survival. Berta was gunned down by...

The climate crisis is the greatest human rights challenge of our time. That’s why Amnesty International is prioritizing advocacy and activism to support the vital efforts of grassroots movements, led by Indigenous peoples, seeking to protect a healthy environment for all. The situation simply...

March 2 marks four years since iconic Lenca Indigenous water defender Berta Cáceres was gunned down in Honduras. Bringing to justice everyone responsible for the killing of Berta is vitally important to end the impunity that fuels more killings of forest and water defenders. Front Line Defenders...

Defenders of land, Indigenous territory and the environment put their lives on the line in Ecuador. Throughout 2018, Amnesty International documented a series of attacks and threats perpetrated against women earth defenders of Mujeres Amazónicas, a collective seeking to protect the Amazon region...

People who speak out to defend land, water and forests in Latin America are seeking to protect the human rights and well-being of their communities. Yet, they face unprecedented attacks and killings in return. Indigenous people and racial minorities experience the greatest danger, while women...

People who speak out to defend land, water and forests in Latin America are seeking to protect the human rights and well-being of their communities. Yet, they face unprecedented attacks and killings in return. Indigenous people and racial minorities experience the greatest danger, while women...

Earth Day is April 22 and the week around it is a time for community celebrations and events focusing on pressing environmental issues facing our world. One of those issues that is a top priority for Amnesty International is the growing numbers of attacks, many of them deadly, against...

Earth Day is April 22 and the week around it is a time for community celebrations and events focusing on pressing environmental issues facing our world. One of those issues that is a top priority for Amnesty International is the growing numbers of attacks, many of them deadly, against...

Earth Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 22. It’s a day to support protecting our beautiful blue planet and all its life. Amid the urgency of the climate crisis, it’s clear that action is needed every day to protect the environment on which our shared future depends. It’s a matter of...

Yuly Velásquez is a hope-inspiring defender of human rights and the environment in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia. President of the Federation of Artisanal, Environmental and Tourist Fishers of the Department of Santander, known by its acronym FEDEPESAN, Yuly is lucky to be alive. She has...

Kanahus Manuel is a land and water defender, tattoo artist and traditional birth keeper belonging to the Secwepemc and Ktunaxa Nations of the south-central interior of so-called British Columbia. Kanahus is also a member and founder of the Tiny House Warriors movement.  Kanahus Manuel spoke...