“It has been determined that there are many companies that have the support of the state army, the mining and energy battalions in order to ‘defend’ what they consider theirs to stop communities instigating social protest.” – Rosa Maria Mateus, Lawyers Collective CCAJAR Photo credit: Manu Valcarce Peace Brigades International Read more…
Mahadev Desai, the father of PBI co-founder Narayan Desai, reads a letter to Gandhi in Bombay (now Mumbai), April 7, 1939. Today, October 2, is the International Day of Non-Violence. This year, this United Nations recognized day also coincides with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. It Read more…
PBI-Guatemala has accompanied the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya since November 2012. Peace Brigades International contributed to the Report on the Misuse of Criminal Justice Systems to Retaliate Against Environmental Defenders. That report was submitted on September 21 in connection with the 173d Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission Read more…
On October 1, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project tweeted, “This afternoon the #WHRD Berenice Celeita from @Nomadesc gathered with Charanya Krishnaswami @amnestyusa in order to share with her their concerns about the security situation in #Buenaventura y Norte del Cauca and the threats they receive as #HRDs Thank you so Read more…
On October 3, Peace Brigades International-United Kingdom posted, “Maricela Vazquez, lawyer at the Paso del Norte Human Rights Centre, is currently in the UK as part of a Europe-wide speaking and advocacy tour.” That Facebook post adds, “Yesterday, she met with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on human rights, where Read more…
Peace Brigades International-Canada and allies are organizing a speaking tour this coming November 2-8 featuring Colombian human rights defenders concerned about the impact of fracking on the environment, human rights and the peace process in their country. Latest news from Colombia Late last month, Reuters reported, “Colombia’s state-run oil company Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project accompanies the Saltillo Migrant Shelter. On October 1, PBI-Mexico posted, “Our visit is part of the concern for the different security incidents that have suffered in recent months for their legitimate work in defense of the rights of migrants in the state of Coahuila.” And Read more…