On January 11, Common Dreams published our article Canada, the RCMP, and Human Rights Obligations to the Wet’suwet’en Nation. Common Dreams is a U.S.-based, news website that “works diligently to uncover and publish honest, independent news and information that you can rely on.” Their website notes, “We publish a diverse Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project has posted, “A call for applications to our 2020 Training Encounter. Applications will be accepted until January 31, 2020. All applications (with references) received until this date will be considered for the training and selection process leading to a training and selection encounter.” They add, Read more…
On January 10, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page, “On January 7, 8 and 9, we accompanied the Human Rights Law Firm (BDH) to the first declaration hearings of the third group of syndicates for the Hogar Seguro case, in the Fourth Criminal Court.” PBI-Guatemala adds, Read more…
Peace Brigades International-Canada extends our sincere appreciation to Laurie Ankenman and Shuswap Yoga in Salmon Arm, British Columbia for their support of our work. The website for Shuswap Yoga highlighted, “Making Space for Peace: Monday Dec. 30, 2019 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. and 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. A special holiday Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project is seeking volunteers to be placed in the field as of August/September 2020! As noted in our most recent Annual Report, “Ten international volunteers accompanied members of 16 organisations working on forced disappearances, impunity, women’s rights, indigenous rights and environmental protection. Volunteers are divided into Read more…
On January 9, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Today we accompanied the Law Office of Human Rights [BDH] to the initial debate hearing in the case of Samuel Choc, indigenous authority of Las Mercedes village, Chisec.” PBI-Guatemala further explains, “The palm company Tecnoservicio Agroindustria, S.A. They denounced him for Read more…
The impartiality of state institutions and international human rights obligations towards Indigenous land defenders are crucial elements in making space for peace. This is coming to fore after the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation recently evicted TC Energy/Coastal GasLink from their territories in British Columbia. The Hereditary Chiefs have Read more…
Michel Forst, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, wrote in The Guardian several years ago that, “Trade agreements with countries where environmental defenders are under threat should contemplate measures to prevent, investigate and remedy violations against activists.” Additionally, Katharina Rall from Human Rights Watch Read more…
What are the causes of violence against human rights defenders? It may be a basic question to ask, but it’s important to examine the context and the roots of violence as a way to perhaps mitigate or even prevent it. While there are multiple causes for violence against human rights Read more…
On January 7, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page, “Yesterday we accompanied the Law Office of Human Rights (BDH) to the trial court of first instance in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, for the start of debate against three peasants of the Tactic Summit (la Cumbre Tactic).” PBI-Guatemala Read more…