"We are not afraid": Land rights defenders attacked for confronting unbridled development

Publisher (if not LHR): 
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Year of Publication: 
2014

Land rights defenders are increasingly the target of repressive measures, says the Observatory in a new report published in The Philippines, Mexico, and South Africa.

The pressure on land has become unbearable and mobilisation for the respect of the economic, social and cultural rights of affected communities has become a high risk activity.

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