Welcome to The Ripple Effect from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Following on from the last episodes, we look at how we can protect human rights defenders against violence. HOST: Ana Paula Oliveira, https://globalinitiative.net/profile/ana-paula-oliveira/ (GITOC) INTERVIEWEE(S): Roxanna Althoz, Human Rights Lawyer, who was part of the international investigation into the murder of the indigenous environmentalist campaigner, https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c7a28da0-60f4-4095-b602-82d868874a2f (Berta Cáceres) in Honduras in 2016. Michelle Foley, HRD Memorial Project Coordinator, https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/michelle-foley (Frontline Defenders) Juan Pappier, Senior Researcher for Americas at https://www.hrw.org/about/people/juan-pappier (Human Rights Watch) Maureen Meyer, Vice President for Programs at the https://www.wola.org/people/maureen-meyer/#:~:text=Maureen%20Meyer%20serves%20as%20WOLA's,this%20position%20in%202020%2C%20Ms. (Washington Office on Latin America.) Additional Links: https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/map (Global Assassination Monitor) https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/faces-of-assassination (Faces of Assassination) https://globalinitiative.net/ (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-23/did-the-avocado-cartel-kill-mexico-butterfly-king-homero-gomez-gonzalez (Bloomberg - Did the Avocado Cartels kill Mexico 'Butterfly King'?)