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Rural Human Rights Defenders Face Serious and Growing Risks, UN Report Reveals
“They’re doing this work very bravely, without any support.” For the people defending human rights and the environment in rural places, the isolation of their communities makes violence, surveillance and harassment more likely.
By Katie Surma
When a gold mine in rural Liberia spewed three million gallons of cyanide-laced wastewater into soil and groundwater in 2016, affected Indigenous communities’ calls for accountability went largely unanswered.