LANDex - Global Land Governance Index

Protection of Land Rights Defenders

10C Land and environment defenders threatened, harassed, arrested, jailed, killed, or missing, disaggregated by sex

Basic Information

What country does this data pertain to?*

What email address can you be contacted at?*

What is your name?

Would you like your name to be kept anonymous?

What organisation are you affiliated with?

What sector does your organisation work in?

Relation to COVID-19

Is this incident related to a COVID-19 response?

Yes No

Select the category below that best describes how event is related to COVID-19 response.

Repression of Protests Due to COVID-19 Defenders in Detention at Greater Risk of Contracting COVID-19 Increased Surveillance Reduced Freedom of Expression Suspension of Judiciary Suspension of Anti-Corruption Agency or Other Gov. Agency Lay-off Due to COVID-19 Other (specify below)

Other, specify:

Information on Victim(s)

Name or subject of the attack

Sex of victim

Female Trans-female Trans-male Non-binary Male

Age of victim, if known

City of residence

State, district or province of residence

Residence type

Rural Urban

Was victim a community member?

Yes No

Was victim a community leader?

Yes No

Was victim a member of an indigenous community?

Yes No

Was victim a leader of an indigenous community?

Yes No

List all relevant affiliations (ex: group, occupation, ethnicity, indigenous group or tribe):

Were any friends, colleagues or family members of victim targeted for repression?

Yes No

Name of others, if known:

Incident Overview

Incident title (for you to add – include where, what)

Incident date

Location (be as specific as possible, latitude and longitude of incident or nearest city)

Incident summary

If there were related events, summarize here:

Digital Incident

What kind of digital incident are you reporting?

Digital Communications Hacked Website Hacked Social Media Hacked Digital Surveillance

Physical Incident to Person

What kind of physical incident are you reporting?

Legal Incident

What kind of legal incident are you reporting?

Arrest Civil Claims Defamation Detention Disbarment SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation)

Incident to Property

What kind of property-related incident are you reporting?

Illegal Search Attack on Property or Facilities

Other Rights Violated

Overarching freedoms violated

Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Right to Privacy Right to Residence Other (specify below)

Other, specify:

Alleged Perpetrator

Alleged perpetrator, if known

Select character of alleged perpetrator

Other, specify:

Privacy Concerns

Level of requested confidentiality

Public, non-sensitive Ask first, semi-sensitive Confidential, sensitive

Drivers

Trigger, if known:

Choose sector, if related to incident

Other, specify:

Related issues, if applicable

Access to Water Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Land Rights Pollution Climate Other (specify below)

Other, specify:

Actions Taken

Actions taken in response to incident being reported (ex: others notified, urgent actions taken, etc.)

Media links, if available

Link 1:

Link 2:

Link 3:

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Protection of Land Rights Defenders