Women Human Rights Defenders Confronting Extractive Industries

Violence against Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) continues to grow. WHRDs confronting unfettered corporate power in pursuit of human rights face particular situations of risk and threats. Criminalization, violence, sexual abuse, intimidation and reprisals against WHRDs who act in defense of their land, territory and the environment have been recorded across the globe

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Categories: Human Rights Defenders, Women in Mining
Author: Association for Womens Rights In Development, Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition