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PBI-Guatemala and Indigenous land defenders criminalized for opposing open-pit mine, dam

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On December 20, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Today we have accompanied the Law Office of Human Rights to Puerto Barrios at the...

What PBI-Canada achieved in 2019 and what we hope to do with your support in 2020

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We have had a busy year in 2019 and are looking forward to accomplishing even more in 2020. We hope that you will consider...

When human rights defender Ivan Madero spent Christmas with Peace Brigades International

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As the Christmas season approaches for many people, the risks faced by human rights defenders unfortunately continue. This past November, Peace Brigades International organized a...

When PBI co-founder Gene Keyes burned his draft card on Christmas Eve 1963

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Gene Keyes, who helped found Peace Brigades International in September 1981, took a dramatic action against war on December 24, 1963. He burned his draft...

Canadian police were prepared shoot Indigenous land defenders opposed to megaproject on their territory

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In 2018, 164 land defenders were killed while protecting their land and ecosystems from destructive extractivist industries. Nearly one quarter of those killed were Indigenous. Many...

Canadian executive comments on fracking in Colombia, the building of a new pipeline

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In an interview published in La Republica on December 19, Charle Gamba, the Chief Executive Officer of Calgary-based Canacol Energy Ltd., comments on fracking...

PBI-Netherlands and the respite offered by the Shelter City Network for human rights defenders

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The Shelter City Network is a grouping of 11 cities in The Netherlands that recognize the dangers and stress experienced by human rights defenders. Human...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Nuevo Dia to meeting on deforestation with state officials

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On December 18, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page, “Yesterday we accompanied members of Nuevo Dia to the dialogue table...

PBI-Guatemala observes hearing for eight Indigenous people accused of killing three soldiers

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On December 17, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Today we observed the first declaration hearing in the Semuy 2 case.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “The judge...

PBI-Mexico remembers the femicides of Maricela Escobedo and her daughter Rubi Frayre

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On December 17, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted, “On December 16, the 9th anniversary of the murder of Maricela Escobedo, defender killed in...
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