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Al Jazeera
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Erin Hale

India, Brazil among most dangerous places for activists: Report

Brazil has been named the world's most dangerous country for environmental and labour activists [File: Nacho Doce/Reuters]

Taipei, Taiwan – India, Cambodia and the Philippines are among the most dangerous places in the world for human rights and labour activists with protests against corporate abuses often met with state-backed violence, according to a new report.

Brazil topped the list of the most dangerous countries with 63 recorded attacks against activists in 2022, followed by India and Mexico with 54 and 44 attacks, respectively, according to the report released on Wednesday by the UK-based Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.

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