Indigenous defender murdered in Costa Rica (Feb. 26, 2020)
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News Briefs Costa Rica An mob armed with sticks, machetes, stones and at least one gun killed an indigenous defender trying to reclaim ancestral land in Costa Rica. Monday's attack took place in Térraba, where human rights groups had warned authorities in recent days about non-indigenous groups violently confronting Brörán families reclaiming ancestral land. Though Costa Rica is Central America's safest country, the murder is part of a growing trend of violent attacks, racist harassment and trumped-up retaliatory lawsuits against the indigenous Bribri and Brörán people, reports the
Indigenous defender murdered in Costa Rica (Feb. 26, 2020)
Indigenous defender murdered in Costa Rica…
Indigenous defender murdered in Costa Rica (Feb. 26, 2020)
News Briefs Costa Rica An mob armed with sticks, machetes, stones and at least one gun killed an indigenous defender trying to reclaim ancestral land in Costa Rica. Monday's attack took place in Térraba, where human rights groups had warned authorities in recent days about non-indigenous groups violently confronting Brörán families reclaiming ancestral land. Though Costa Rica is Central America's safest country, the murder is part of a growing trend of violent attacks, racist harassment and trumped-up retaliatory lawsuits against the indigenous Bribri and Brörán people, reports the