attacks on Marlene Benitez, her family, and other members of the Afro-descendant communities of the Curvaradó River Basin in Chocó Department.
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Environmental Human Rights: News & Updates
RRN Letter
April 12, 2015
RRN Case Update
April 1, 2015
Indigenous Rights Campaigner Wins International Environmental Award
RRN letter [excerpted] – to President and Attorney General of Honduras
September 24, 2013
RRN Letter
February 26, 2015
death threats by paramilitary group Black Eagles to Sabino Lucomi, Eduar Mina, Jhon Jairo Valverde, Francia Marquez, leaders of the Afro-descendant community in La Toma who have been calling on authorities to take action against illegal mining.
RRN Letter
February 12, 2015
armed attack on Jesús Flores Satuye (shot in the head and arm), a member of the Afro-descendant Garífuna community of Nueva Armenia in Atlántida Department, and concurrent attack on the offices of La Via Campesina in Tegucigalpa.
RRN Letter
January 26, 2015
assassination of Carlos Alberto Pedraza Salcedo of Bogotá, a member of the Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE) and the Never Again Project of Colombia
RRN Letter
January 23, 2015
death threats and security incidents against defenders of Afro-Colombian territorial, labor, and civil rights Francia Marquez
Lisifrey Ararat, Luis Ernesto Olave Valencia, Senator Piedad Cordoba and Jesús Enrique Andrade (shot 3 times in the head)
RRN Letter
January 21, 2015
murder of environmental and indigenous rights defender Juan Francisco Martinez, a member of the Independent Indigenous Lenca Movement of La Paz (MILPAH).
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We would like to invite you to a three-part webinar series in August that will delve into topics regarding the intersections of environmental justice, racism, and classism. These webinars will discuss work being done by progressive people and organizations internationally, nationally, as well as locally in Cleveland. We are offering this program to educate people on how the unification of these progressive movements are critical in creating a Green New Deal that works for all people.
Webinars will launch on:
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Guardian journalist Nina Lakhani discusses her new book Who Killed Berta Caceres: Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender's Battle for the Planet.Why was this powerful leader killed? Who was behind it? Why does her fate matter to the world?
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SINCE THE SPRING OF 2019, IRTF HAS...
IRTF has given dozens of presentations and workshops for community groups, congregations, high school and college classes, clubs, and organizations.
IRTF has organized 11 events for our community--from cozy “coffeehouses” to the Social Justice and Fair Trade Teach-Ins with hundreds of attendees.
Through these events and presentations, we have been fortunate to share our values with 3,199 people (just in the past year), 1,209 of whom engaged with IRTF for the first time!
