Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier

One evening in January 2023, Indigenous leader Antonio Díaz Valencia and human rights lawyer Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca vanished.  Earlier that day, the men had participated in a community meeting focused on the environmental impacts of a mega iron-ore mine that had roiled and divided nearby communities for years. After the gathering, the men climbed … Continue reading Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier