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"Defenders prevent us from entering into a situation of no return"

Defenders are on the front lines of the battle to protect the environment and human rights, challenging public and private interests.

International pressure to stop the advance of fracking in Colombia

Continuing to base local economies on the extractive industry and promoting fracking only increases the dependence of our societies on fossil fuels, deepening the causes of the climate crisis.

Statement on the abuses of security forces during the repression of social protest in Colombia

We call on the international community and urge the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to demand that the Colombian State respect the human rights of the protesters.

Towards an end to subsidies that promote overfishing

Chile: Report Finds That Approval of Salmon Farms in Kawésqar National Reserve is Illegal

The document prepared by national and international organizations highlights the incompatibility between this type of industry and the purpose of protection of the area.

Human Rights Council addresses the water crisis and environmental defenders protection

We made our first participation ever in the HRC and joined the discussions on the right to a healthy environment and the protection of environmental human rights defenders.

Legal resistance to the expansion of salmon farming in Chile

A coalition of Kawésqar communities are defending their land and seas from the expansion of the salmon industry into their ancestral territory.

Belo Sun: at the worst moment of the pandemic, Brazilian government authorizes in-person meeting between mining company and impacted Indigenous peoples

About 994 indigenous Brazilians have died since the COVID-19 pandemic began last March.

Mexico’s climate commitments lack ambition

The country’s update of its Nationally Determined Contribution fails to meet the level of ambition and progress required by the Paris Agreement and its own General Law on Climate Change.

Fracking regulation in Mendoza violates Argentina's climate commitments

AIDA filed a legal brief before the Supreme Court of Mendoza arguing the unconstitutionality of a decree allowing for unconventional oil and gas drilling through hydraulic fracturing.