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United Nations Official Says State Repression of Environmental Defenders Threatens Democracy and Human Rights

Inside Climate News · By Keerti Gopal, Bob Berwyn · last updated
Citing rising criminalization of environmental activism in Europe, a new paper calls on states to reinstate protections for protest enshrined in binding international law.

By Keerti Gopal, Bob Berwyn

A United Nations authority on environmental activism says rising state repression of environmental defenders in Europe threatens human rights and democracy, citing international legal frameworks with implications in the U.S. and beyond.

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