There Are Increasing Reports of Attacks on Environmental Defenders in Chile, While Congress Is Celebrating 50 Days without Advancing the Bill to Protect Them - Country Circular

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51 visits In Chile, protecting the environment can cost expensive. Threats, harassment, injuries, surveillance and even disappearances are part of the attacks faced by those who defend ecosystems and territories against extractive projects. Although the State has recognized the need to protect them, the bill (Bulletin No. 16.886-12), which seeks to establish a protection framework has been without progress in Congress for 50 days.