Killed for speaking up: UN sounds alarm over attacks on environmental defenders

Published on June 4, 2026

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Thursday for greater protection for environmental and land defenders, noting that hundreds worldwide have been killed or detained in recent years.

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