Media Briefing Speakers:
Olga Huayta Maynas, Guardia Indígena del Pueblo Kakataibo del Perú (GIPKAP), Peru
Yetno Budi Wibowo, Link-AR Borneo, Indonesia
Toby Hill, Global Witness, United Kingdom
Other Spokespeople:
GLOBAL WITNESS:
Juliana Vélez Echeverri, Global Witness [English/Spanish]
Global Witness spokesperson working on land and environmental defenders. Juliana can speak to the report's global and Latin American findings, the risks facing defenders and communities, and the wider implications of the research. She is also our planned Global Witness speaker for the media briefing.
Toby Hill, Global Witness [English/Spanish]
Lead author/editor of the 2026 Annual Defenders Report. Toby can speak in detail about the report's research, methodology and global findings, including the data on killings, organised crime and collective protection.
Javier Garate, Global Witness [English/Spanish]
Senior Policy Advisor at Global Witness. Javier can speak to the report's policy implications, protection of land and environmental defenders, collective protection and the wider international response.
Gabriella Bianchini, Global Witness [Portuguese/English]
Head of Partnerships at Global Witness, based in Brazil. Gabi can speak particularly to the Brazilian context and the wider pressures facing land and environmental defenders in the region.
LATIN AMERICA COMMUNITY VOICES AND PARTNERS
Astrid Torres, Programa Somos Defensores, Colombia [Spanish]
Coordinator of Programa Somos Defensores and an experienced spokesperson on the Annual Defenders Report. Astrid can speak to the situation facing human rights and environmental defenders in Colombia.
Álvaro, IDL, Peru [English/Spanish]
Legal and policy spokesperson from Peru. Álvaro can speak to the Peruvian context, including the legal and policy environment facing Indigenous communities and land and environmental defenders.
Segundo Ispón, Kakataibo Indigenous Guard, Peru [Spanish]
Commander of the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard. Segundo can speak from direct experience about the threats facing Kakataibo communities in the Peruvian Amazon and the role of Indigenous Guards and other community-led approaches in protecting people and territory.
Olga Huayta Maynas, Kakataibo Indigenous Guard, Peru [Spanish]
Member of the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard. Olga can speak about the experience of Kakataibo communities and community-led collective protection in the Peruvian Amazon.
ASIA COMMUNITY VOICES AND PARTNERS
Yetno Budi Wibowo, Link-AR Borneo, Indonesia [Bahasa Indonesia]
Riezcy Cecilia Dewi (Icy), Satya Bumi, Indonesia
Available at: [email protected]
AFRICA COMMUNITY VOICES AND PARTNERS
Alaka Lugonzo, Global Witness