Yearly Archives: 2019

PBI-UK supports Paso del Norte meeting with British parliamentary group on human rights

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...

Regulations for fracking in Colombia to be ready this year, fracking to begin in 2020

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...

PBI-Mexico and PBI-Spain visit Saltillo Migrant Shelter

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...

PBI-Colombia welcomes new volunteers; next deadline for applications is Oct. 11!

The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project has welcomed nine new volunteers. They have travelled from the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and France to...

Colombia’s top court rules that fracking pilot projects can proceed despite moratorium

Reuters reports, “Colombia’s top administrative court on clarified that a moratorium on fracking it upheld last week does not prevent ‘investigative’ pilot projects,...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies UVOC to a court hearing on the La Primavera land conflict

On September 26, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Yesterday we accompanied UVOC to a hearing in Cobán for the presentation of evidence...

PBI-Mexico accompanies Consorcio Oaxaca at state legislature vote on reproductive choice

On September 25, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted on its Facebook page, “#PBIaccompanies Consorcio Oaxaca in the State Congress for the debate on...

PBI-Canada attends Ottawa gathering for the 43 Ayotzinapa students disappeared in Mexico

A still from a short PBI-Mexico video (with English subtitles) about the 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students. On September 26, Peace Brigades International-Canada attended an Amnesty...

Fighting climate change: A global priority

This statement was originally posted on the Peace Brigades International global website: This week, the United Nations General Assembly meets in New York to discuss...

The story of how PBI accompaniment of human rights defenders began

Photo of Rosario Godoy de Cuevas addressing a GAM rally two months before she was assassinated on April 4, 1985. Peace Brigades International was founded...
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