Mining, however, was the industry most linked to killings of land and environmental defenders, with 42 deaths in 2015.
In Peru, of the 12 deaths documented by Global Witness during 2015, 11 were linked to mining and extractive industries. One case highlighted in the report was that of a Peruvian forest worker from Madre de Dios who had been resisting the incursion of illegal gold miners into the biodiverse Tambopata region. He was killed in his home in November.
Since 2002, around 80 percent of the 69 killings documented by Global Witness in Peruhave been linked to the mining sector.
As Global Witness noted, many of the murders of land activists occur in remote regions and few perpetrators are brought to justice, often due to the indifference or active collusion of government officials.
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