Oslo, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Colombian environment group wins Norway rights prize

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2026-09-16

The Collegiate Body of Guardians of the Atrato River (CCGA) was on Wednesday awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for its fight against illegal mining and environmental destruction in Colombia. The CCGA was honoured for their members' "courageous fight against environmental destruction and for the protection of human rights in Colombia", the Rafto Foundation said in a statement. The Atrato basin in north-west Colombia "is exposed to high levels of violen......

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