Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.
- Co-Director Human Rights Consortium, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Although only a small area of land has been offered to companies exploring the potential for fracking in the UK so far, much more is likely to come. But opposition to fracking is growing – and growing…
Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, is in court for breaching a police order on public assemblies and wilful obstruction of a highway – she was taking part in an anti-fracking demonstration…
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