This past July, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project accompanied the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS) to observe the pollution in the Magdalena River caused by the oil industry in the city of Barrancabermeja. Peace Brigades International-Canada is working with PBI-Colombia to bring a representative from CREDHOS Read more…
Peace Brigades International in partnership with Amnesty International Canada, MiningWatch Canada and local allies are hosting a speaking tour in Canada featuring three prominent human rights defenders from Colombia who will be meeting with a wide variety of people this coming November 2-10 to share their insights about environmental protection, Read more…
The Committee of Solidarity with Political Prisoners (CSPP) and the Social Corporation for Community Counseling and Training (COS-PACC) have stated that they have brought before the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention the case of eight environmental leaders in Colombia captured after participating in protests against Frontera Energy. They Read more…
On September 13, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project tweeted, “’The entire population is at risk’: UN Human Rights Colombia, the Canadian Embassy, the Norwegian Embassy, the Spanish Embassy, the French Embassy accompanied by PBI-Colombia, listen to testimonials in Buenaventura, meeting with communities, NOMADESC, the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission and Read more…
The first PBI team arrived in Bogota in October 1994 and by January 1995 PBI had established a presence in Barrancabermeja in the Magdalena Medio region after an invitation by CREDHOS, the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights. The book Unarmed Bodyguards notes, “In the Magdalena Medio, PBI Read more…
On September 19, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page, “Yesterday we observed a ceremony in the central park to commemorate the 41 girls burned in the Safe Home.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “In addition to denouncing the violence against women and girls, the participants demanded the return of Read more…
On September 18, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted, “In August, PBI-Honduras Project accompanied the CNTC La Paz in an investigation of possible damages in the Montecillos biological reserve…” It adds, “Besides being a natural park it is the source of water for most of the municipality. At the top Read more…
On September 17, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland hosted Maricela Vazquez, a lawyer with the Paso del Norte Human Rights Centre, and Olga Guzmán Vergara, Director of Advocacy at the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (CMDPDH), at the Albatros bookstore in Geneva. Vazquez will also be speaking Read more…
On September 19, the Nepal Monitor posted on its Facebook page, “Nepal Monitor’s training and outreach officer Ambika Paudel and documentation and protection officer Subekshya Freedom interview Women’s Human Rights Defender Lalita Chaudary during their peer-learning evaluation in Saptari District.” It adds, “During the trip our team also spent time Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project is seeking volunteers for their field teams accompanying human rights defenders 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 – interviews with candidates. February, Read more…