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Security & Strategic Review - August 2018 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Environmental activists in the firing line
Latin America is one of the most dangerous places in the world to campaign on environmental and land issues, according to a report by Global Witness, a lobby group. The report says that at least 207 land and environmental defenders were murdered in 2017; nearly 60% of those killings took place in Latin America, led by Brazil (57) and followed by Colombia (24) Mexico (15) and Peru (8).
- Environmental activists in the firing line
- Venezuela: Migrant crisis continues to unfold
- Colombia: Seven to four on corruption
- Brazil: Essential reading for presidential candidates
- Chile: Piñera unveils new security strategy
- Paraguay: PCC kingpin arrested in Paraguay
- Mexico: Trouble in Jalisco
- Mexico: AMLO’s complicated security challenge
- El Salvador: Renewed concerns about gang links to top politicians
- Honduras: Stalling amid political stasis
- Caribbean: Unanimity for reform
- POINTERS