AL JAZEERA: Environmental defenders killed in record numbers in 2020: Report →

Colombia is the world’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders, a report published on Monday by Global Witness, an international human rights group, highlighted.

For the second year in a row, the Andean nation saw the highest number of killings in 2020, with 65 land and environmental defenders murdered, the report said.

A funeral service for indigenous leader Edwin Dagua in Caloto, Colombia. Dagua was killed for his work in protecting the Huellas ecological reserve. LUIS ROBAYO / AFP