Waterkeeper Alliance Calls on Latin American, Caribbean Leaders to Ratify Treaty Protecting Environmental Defenders
September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release:
In response to an increase in murders of environmental defenders in Latin America, Waterkeeper Alliance Executive Director Marc Yaggi sent a letter (available in English and Spanish) in early September to the leaders of 12 nations asking them to sign and ratify the Escazu Agreement, the first environmental human rights treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean. Among its provisions are protections for citi . . .
In response to an increase in murders of environmental defenders in Latin America, Waterkeeper Alliance Executive Director Marc Yaggi sent a letter (available in English and Spanish) in early September to the leaders of 12 nations asking them to sign and ratify the Escazu Agreement, the first environmental human rights treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean. Among its provisions are protections for citi . . .