Condemnation of murder of environmental lawyer in Philippines

Friends of the Earth International condemns the February 15, 2017, assassination of environmental lawyer Mia Manuelita Cumba Masacariñas-Green in Tagbilaran, Bohol. The organization highlights that her death contributes to a total of 112 environmental campaigners and human rights defenders murdered in the Philippines over the last 15 years. It urges the Philippine government to bring perpetrators to justice and calls for international pressure to end extrajudicial killings.

• Environmental lawyer Mia Manuelita Cumba Masacariñas-Green, a board member of The Environmental Legal Assistance Centre (ELAC) and a lawyer for the Alternative Law Groups (ALG), was assassinated on February 15, 2017, in Tagbilaran, Bohol.
• Police investigations into the murder identified two suspected gunmen and a possible mastermind, who is reportedly a beach resort owner in Bohol; the motive is linked to a conflict between the resort owner and one of Masacariñas-Green's clients.
• The murder of Masacariñas-Green is part of a broader pattern of violence, with reports indicating that 112 environmental campaigners and human rights defenders have been killed in the Philippines over the previous 15 years.

APA

admin (2017). Condemnation of murder of environmental lawyer in Philippines. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/condemnation-of-murder-of-environmental-lawyer-in-philippines/

Chicago

admin. Condemnation of murder of environmental lawyer in Philippines. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/condemnation-of-murder-of-environmental-lawyer-in-philippines/.

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{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Condemnation of murder of environmental lawyer in Philippines |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=1 March 2017 |url=https://www.foei.org/condemnation-of-murder-of-environmental-lawyer-in-philippines/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2017condemnation, author = {admin}, title = {{Condemnation of murder of environmental lawyer in Philippines}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/condemnation-of-murder-of-environmental-lawyer-in-philippines/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }