Sister Dorothy Stang died fighting for Brazil's landless; 10 years later, not much has changed

 

"On the 10th anniversary of Stang’s slaying, the nuns still advocate on behalf of the small-scale farmers, and the scourge of land conflicts in the Amazon has not been resolved. The Pastoral Land Commission, an organization founded by the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops and dedicated to combating rural violence, has documented 118 deaths in the Brazilian state of Para, where Stang was murdered, since 2005. For every instance of killing, there are numerous instances of harassment, forced evictions of settlers, threats and physical violence."

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Sister Dorothy Stang died fighting for Brazil's landless; 10 years later, not much has changed - Religion News Service