/newsroom/taxonomy/term/13541/all en /newsroom/channels/news/radio-canada-international-environmental-activists-face-high-risk-violence-and-assassination-study-323174 <p>Activists defending their communities and the surrounding environment against development of extractive industries and land grabs for agrarian use face high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder around the world, according to a study published this month in the journal Global Environmental Change. The study, which analyzed 2,743 cases of environmental conflicts worldwide, found that despite the fact that these activists primarily use nonviolent forms of protest, they become victims of violence in 18 per cent of these conflicts and murder in 13 per cent of all cases.</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:34:36 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 222151 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/environmental-activists-high-risk-violence-and-assassination-322997 <p>Activists protesting against environmental injustices around the world suffer from high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder, according to a study published this week in <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102104"><i>Global Environmental Change</i></a>. Indeed, despite the fact that they primarily use nonviolent forms of protest, activists are victims of violence in 18% of environmental conflicts, and of murder in 13% of these conflicts. When Indigenous Peoples are involved, violence is especially frequent.</p> Wed, 24 Jun 2020 22:00:29 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 218961 at /newsroom