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"Environmental defenders" are calling on the Colombian government to protect them.
Human Rights Watch says more than 150 of them were killed last year as criminal groups tried to get their hands on lucrative natural resources.
President Ivan Duque says he is doing all he can to ensure their safety.
But critics strongly disagree.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Barrancabermeja, Colombia.
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Human Rights Watch says more than 150 of them were killed last year as criminal groups tried to get their hands on lucrative natural resources.
President Ivan Duque says he is doing all he can to ensure their safety.
But critics strongly disagree.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Barrancabermeja, Colombia.
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