US Senate Urges Action Against Environmental Crimes and Defender Attacks in Latin America.
This US Senate Resolution expresses serious concern over escalating violence, threats, and killings targeting environmental and land defenders, particularly Indigenous peoples, across Latin America and the Caribbean. It urges regional governments to enhance human rights protections and combat environmental crimes like illegal logging and mining. The resolution mandates US agencies, including the State Department and USAID, to provide increased technical and financial assistance to support anti-corruption efforts and expand protection programs in vulnerable countries.
Key points
The US calls on Latin American governments to protect environmental defenders and Indigenous rights against violence linked to illegal resource exploitation.
US foreign aid (State Department/USAID) must increase support for anti-corruption and intelligence sharing to dismantle criminal groups involved in environmental crime.
Expansion of US-funded programs to counter environmental crime and violence in key countries like Mexico, Peru, and Honduras.
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