Yearly Archives: 2019

Colombian labour unions set to intensify the ongoing National Strike on November 27

The Unitary Central of Workers (CUT) has just tweeted, “We have decided to reinforce and raise the protest and citizen mobilization, continuing the #ParoNacional...

PBI-Colombia expresses sadness at the death of Dilan Cruz; national strike protests continue

On the morning of November 26, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Projected tweeted, “We regret the death of the young Dilan Cruz who in the...

PBI-Colombia says peaceful protest is a human right as national strike protests continue

On November 23, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project posted, “Social and peaceful protest is a human right, above all, disproportionate repressions cannot be justified...

Protests continue in Colombia, curfew imposed on Bogota as human rights concerns mount

Twitter photo of protest in Barrancabermeja on November 22 via Twitter. On November 23, The Guardian reported, “After more than 250,000 people marched on Thursday...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Nuevo Dia talk on a landmark court ruling on the right to food

On November 22, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Yesterday we accompanied Nuevo Dia in Chiquimula for the presentation of the report on compliance...

PBI-Colombia celebrates its 25th anniversary!

On November 20, the staff and volunteers from the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project gathered together with many of the human rights defenders they accompany...

PBI-Colombia accompanies human rights defenders participating in the National Strike

The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project accompanied three human rights organizations participating in the November 21st national strike. PBI-Colombia tweeted that it accompanied David Ravelo (a...

Mexican human rights lawyer Arnulfo Cerón Soriano found murdered

47-year-old Mexican human rights lawyer and social activist Arnulfo Cerón Soriano went missing on October 11 in the city of Tlapa in the state...

PBI-Canada observes the 20th anniversary Transgender Day of Remembrance

Peace Brigades International-Canada affirms that trans rights are human rights. The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an internationally recognized annual observance that has been...

30th anniversary of PBI volunteer Karen Ridd’s remarkable act of courage

November 20th is the 30th anniversary of an extraordinary act of courage by Karen Ridd, a Peace Brigades International volunteer from Canada. The news magazine...
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