Monthly Archives: February, 2020

RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en territory taking place now

Indigenous Unist’ot’en and Gidimt’en land defenders on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory in British Columbia, Canada have been tweeting these updates: Thursday February 6 4:59 am  - “URGENT UPDATE: It's...

PBI-Canada watches with great concern the expected RCMP action on Wet’suwet’en territory today

The Indigenous Unist’ot’en land defence camp on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory in British Columbia has now stated that it expects a “militarized invasion of our...

PBI-Mexico accompanied Félix Zurita for documentary film on Indigenous opposition to Puebla 1 hydroelectric dam

On February 4, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted this article on its website that highlights, “In February of last year, PBI-Mexico accompanied, in...

PBI-Mexico accompanies Codigo DH at 8th anniversary of the stopping of a wind power mega-project in San Dionisio del Mar

The Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project has posted, “On January 29th we accompanied Codigo DH in their participation in the celebration of the 8th anniversary...

PBI-Guatemala develops four popular education infographics on free, prior and informed consent

The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted four popular education infographics on the right to free, prior and informed consent. The first infographic is posted...

Colombia publishes draft rules for fracking pilot projects, human rights defenders continue to seek a prohibition

On February 3, Business News Americas reported, “Colombia has published modified draft rules for fracking pilots as the government seeks to overcome opposition to...

PBI-Guatemala interviews Indigenous land defender Bernardo Caal Xol on the 2-year anniversary of his imprisonment

The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted, “On January 30, 2020, Q'eqchi’ leader Bernardo Caal Xol served two years in prison. In this video...

PBI-Colombia accompanies human rights defenders at Verification Commission session in the village of Puerto Nuevo Ité

On February 3, CREDHOS posted, “CREDHOS accompanied the peasant communities of the Northeast Antioquia, to gather information on super reports of Human Rights Violations...

PBI-Kenya provides training sessions to the Network of Mothers of Victims and Survivors of extra judicial killings

On February 3, Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project posted, “The Network of Mothers of Victims and Survivors of extra judicial killings is a movement anchored...

PBI, women human rights defenders, and the UN high-level meeting on the Beijing Declaration

On Wednesday September 23, the United Nations will convene a high-level meeting in New York City to mark the 25th anniversary of the Fourth...
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