Event Brief
124 land and environmental defenders killed in 2025
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM ET
Summary: Global Witness reports at least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2025, raising the documented total of killings and disappearances since 2012 to 2,375. Colombia recorded 39 deaths, followed by Brazil with 26; land disputes were linked to more than half of the killings.
WHO: Global Witness
WHAT: Global Witness documented at least 124 killings of land and environmental defenders in 2025 and updated totals since 2012.
WHEN: Jan 1, 2025
WHERE: Global (Latin America, Asia and Africa)
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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