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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is driven largely by criminal networks that use violence and intimidation against the forest defenders who try to stop them.
Human Rights Watch documented 28 killings in which there was credible evidence that those responsible were engaged in illegal deforestation.
The situation is only getting worse under President Bolsonaro, whose assault on the country’s environmental agencies is putting the rainforest and the people who live there at greater risk.
As in many other countries, indigenous communities have long played an important role in efforts to curb deforestation. Scaling back environmental enforcement encourages illegal logging and results in greater pressure on local people to take a more active role in defending their forests.
In so doing, they put themselves at risk of reprisals.
Domestic violence is commonplace in Tajikistan. We spoke with a senior researcher at HRW about the abuse women endure at the hands of intimate partners, and how oftentimes no one will help.
Hunain Bilal, a 17-year-old student in Lahore, had failed to memorize a lesson at school. As punishment, his teacher beat him severely. Hunain died later that day.
The urgency of the climate crisis is clear in a growing number of communities in South Africa and around the globe, particularly amongst those more marginalized and least able to adapt.
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