Julia Figueroa, Iván Madero, Andrea Nocove Colombian human rights defenders Julia Figueroa and Andrea Nocove from the legal collective CCALCP and Iván Madero from the human rights organization CREDHOS will be visiting Canada in November to talk about their work for environmental justice. The three defenders will speak on topics Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project is seeking field volunteers. Key qualifications include a fluency in Spanish, a commitment to at least 12 months of field work, and an ability to work in a horizontal structure where decisions are made through consensus. PBI-Honduras will cover the following costs: a round trip Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project has opened the call to select volunteers who would join the field teams in Colombia starting in July/August 2020. Volunteers are based in Bogotá, Barrancabermeja and Apartadó. The deadline to apply is October 11. Following that, key dates include: Between November 2019 and January 2020 Read more…
On July 26, Peace Brigades International-Canada was present for the rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa organized in solidarity with the “march for life and the defence of social leaders” in Colombia global day of action. In Canada, rallies also took place in Toronto, Winnipeg, Montreal and Quebec City. Prior Read more…
On July 29, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Yesterday we accompanied the Chicoyogüito community in commemorating the eviction of their lands on July 28, 1968. The ceremony took place outside the Creompaz facilities.” CREOMPAZ is a United Nations training base for peacekeepers, located about 220 kilometres north-east of Guatemala Read more…
On July 30, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted on its Facebook page, “On Saturday, July 20, PBI-Honduras Project attended the forum ‘Walking the Tightrope’, organized by ASOPODEHU in collaboration with the [Colombia-based] Foundation for Press Freedom – FLIP, in the city of Marcala, La Paz.” PBI-Honduras adds, “There we Read more…
Global Witness is an international human rights organization with offices in London, Brussels and Washington. Each year it produces an annual report on the harassment and killing of land and environmental defenders around the world. This year’s report – Enemies of the State? How governments and business silence land and Read more…