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Killed for speaking up: UN sounds alarm over attacks on environmental defenders
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Thursday for greater protection for environmental and land defenders, noting that hundreds worldwide have been killed or detained in recent years.
- Time
- 4 Jun 2026, 14:00 CEST
source time - Source
- UN News - All
- Trust
- strong · multi-source
- Actors
- UN, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Yemen
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Thursday for greater protection for environmental and land defenders, noting that hundreds worldwide have been killed or detained in recent years.
What is reported
Killed for speaking up: UN sounds alarm over attacks on environmental defenders
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- Timestamp and original URL are captured: 4 Jun 2026, 14:00 CEST.
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- The visible source is UN News - All.
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