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Defending Environmental Defenders

A Sierra Club and Amnesty International Joint Campaign

Activists protest imprisonment of Mexican environmentalists

The Sierra Club and Amnesty International USA have formed an alliance to push for stronger US support for environmental advocates abroad. Together, we will highlight attacks on environmental defenders, mobilize pressure on repressive governments, and demand stronger action from the US government.


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Environmentalists Under Fire: 10 Urgent Cases of Human Rights Abuses
A joint Sierra Club - Amnesty International report
PDF version (requires Adobe Acrobat reader). Also available in text version.


Defend Environmental Defenders Video

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Free Defend the Defenders video (20 minutes). Send e-mail with name and address for your copy

Photo: Sierra Club and Amnesty International Activists gathering outside the Mexican Consulate in support of Mexican Earth Defenders Rodolfo Montiel and Teodoro Cabrera


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