Colombia: Stop the killings of environmental defenders!

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CALL ON COLOMBIA TO STOP THE KILLINGS OF DEFENDERS

Commission President

Miguel Angel

Pinto

Government of Colombia

Dear Senate First Commission President Pinto,

Colombia is now the most dangerous country to defend human rights and the environment.

Indigenous, Afro-descendant and campesino defenders like Jani Silva, Danelly Estupiñan, Joel Chipiaje and María Ciro face terrifying threats and attacks.

Defending human rights and the environment in Colombia should not be a death sentence. Colombia has laws and institutions that were created to guarantee protection for human rights defenders. President Duque and his government have a duty to uphold those guarantees. They are clearly failing in their responsibility as the already terrifying number of murdered defenders continues to grow.

For this reason, I join urgent calls by Colombian defenders:

•	For the creation of a special Commission of Colombia’s Congress to monitor how authorities respond to threats to the safety of human rights defenders and their communities, and ensure that effective action is taken to guarantee their protection.

Thank you for your leadership in addressing the crisis with decisive action.

Sincerely,

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COLOMBIA: PROTECT THOSE WHO PROTECT US

Perhaps the greatest priority we all face is protecting the environment on which our shared future depends.

Jani Silva, Danelly Estupiñan, Joel Chipiaje and María Ciro risk their very lives to respond to this challenge with hope and enormous courage.

Colombia has the second highest bio-diversity in the world, with unique ecosystems that include vast tracts of Amazon rainforest, the lungs of the world. Colombia is also the most dangerous country for people who defend land and the environment that is vital to Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant communities - and all of us!

Hundreds of defenders have been killed in the last year alone. Others like Jani, Danelly, Joel and Maria are threatened with death if they continue to speak up. Yet they refuse to be silent. So must we!

Speak up to support environment defenders under attack in Colombia and call for action to protect them.

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