De las palabras a la acción: un punto de inflexión para los/las personas defensoras en América Latina

Global Witness calls for the acceleration of the Escazú Agreement's implementation to combat the high rate of killings of environmental and land defenders in Latin America. The region accounts for two-thirds of global murders of such defenders. The document highlights specific failures and progress in countries like Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, urging governments to ensure justice and companies to perform due diligence in extractive projects to prevent further violence.

• Latin America has experienced the highest number of murders of environmental and land defenders annually for a decade, representing two-thirds of the global total.
• The Escazú Agreement, signed in 2018, is the first legally binding international instrument focused on protecting defenders, emphasizing public participation, access to information, and access to justice.
• Despite the Escazú Agreement, at least 487 environmental defenders were murdered in Latin America between September 27, 2018, and the end of 2021.
• Colombia recently ratified the Escazú Agreement, a significant step given that at least 322 defenders have been killed there in the last decade.
• Mexico and Brazil are highlighted for their failure to protect defenders; Mexico saw at least 61 murders between November 5, 2020, and the end of 2021, while Brazil has the highest number of documented murders over the last decade and has not ratified the Escazú Agreement.

APA

Global Witness (n.d.). De las palabras a la acción: un punto de inflexión para los/las personas defensoras en América Latina. https://globalwitness.org/es/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/de-las-palabras-a-la-acci%C3%B3nun-punto-de-inflexi%C3%B3n-para-los-las-personas-defensoras-en-am%C3%A9rica-latina/

Chicago

Global Witness. De las palabras a la acción: un punto de inflexión para los/las personas defensoras en América Latina. n.d. https://globalwitness.org/es/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/de-las-palabras-a-la-acci%C3%B3nun-punto-de-inflexi%C3%B3n-para-los-las-personas-defensoras-en-am%C3%A9rica-latina/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalwitnessndlas, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{De las palabras a la acción: un punto de inflexión para los/las personas defensoras en América Latina}}, publisher = {Global Witness}, url = {https://globalwitness.org/es/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/de-las-palabras-a-la-acci%C3%B3nun-punto-de-inflexi%C3%B3n-para-los-las-personas-defensoras-en-am%C3%A9rica-latina/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }