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Attorney Jeff Filipovits speaks at a press conference announcing a civil rights lawsuit brought by the parents of slain environmental activist Manuel "Tortuguita" Esteban Paez Terán on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (

Tortuguita’s parents sue police for civil rights violations against slain forest defender

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December 17, 2024

The parents of Weelaunee Forest Defender Manuel Esteban Paez Terán—known by their family as Manny and many others as Tortuguita, or “little turtle” in Spanish—announced during a press conference today […]

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