Killings of Colombia environmental activists hit record, NGO says, despite gov’t promises
Putumayo Province, Colombia Reuters An environmental activist in southern Colombia’s steamy jungle province of Putumayo was preparing to run some errands earlier this year when she received a warning from a contact, she said. “He wrote me a message saying it’s better I don’t go outside…They’ve sent someone to kill you three times already,” she […]
Police investigating death of British Catholic missionary and environmental activist in Peru
Police are investigating the death of a British Catholic missionary and environmental activist after he was found dead in a hostel in Peru. Paul McAuley, a lay brother of the Catholic De La Salle Brothers teaching order, was found dead at the hostel he ran for Indigenous students in the city of Iquitos. The BBC […]