Ecuadorian activist Segundo Ordoñez was one of five awarded by the NGO Front Line Defenders. The award recognizes the trajectory of activists around the world who, in their struggle, risk their integrity.
Furukawa Plantaciones C.A., the Japanese company targeted by this 57-year-old farmer, is one of the largest abaca-growing multinationals in the world. Both the firm, based on Ecuador's Pacific coast, and the state have ongoing litigation.