On March 30, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted on their Facebook page, “During the coronavirus crisis we remember health is a fundamental human right of all human beings.” PBI-Honduras adds, “[The human right to health] is related to other fundamental rights such as life, personal integrity, human dignity, adequate Read more…
On March 28, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project posted a statement by the Police Reforms Working Group that it and 19 other groups signed titled ‘Police must stop the use of excessive force while enforcing the curfew order’. The statement says: “Under the auspices of the Police Reforms Working Group, Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project is drawing attention to the situation of continued violence and threats against human rights defenders during the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting quarantine measures. Marco Rivadeneira, Ángel Ovidio Quintero and Ivo Humberto Bracamonte killed On March 24, PBI-Colombia shared an article from The Guardian titled Read more…
On March 25, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page, “Thinking of Bernardo Caal Xol of the Peaceful Resistance of Cahabón, Jorge Coc and Marcelino Xol Cucul of the CCDA [Campesino Committee of the Highlands] and Agustírez and Timoteo Suchité de Rosa, indigenous authorities and members of Read more…
Various Peace Brigades International entities have highlighted in their social media posts the importance of upholding human rights during the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those posts have drawn attention to the rights to water and sanitation. Mexico On March 22, PBI-Mexico shared this post from Onudh Mexico that states, “Washing Read more…
On March 23, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for “an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world.” Guterres highlighted, “Let’s not forget that in war-ravaged countries, health systems have collapsed. Health professionals, already few in number, have often been targeted. Refugees and others displaced by violent conflict Read more…
On February 18, NACLA reported on The Legacy of Samir Flores, One Year Later. That article shares the following story: Resistance to the Proyecto Integral Morelos (PIM) At this time last year, the Nahua community of Amilcingo, Morelos was caught in a series of social struggles. The government was about Read more…
There are numerous Canadian companies operating in Latin America whose operations have impacted human rights defenders accompanied or associated with Peace Brigades International field projects. An initial overview is as follows: COLOMBIA 1- Colombian social leader concerned about Canadian company fracking near Puerto Patiño, Cesar (March 19, 2020) Concerns have Read more…
Peace Brigades International-United Kingdom has posted on social media, “Our friends at the Social Justice Centre Working Group [SJCWG] point out ‘that the government’s measures to tackle the Coronavirus do not take into consideration the varying levels of need, especially those of vulnerable populations in’ Kenya.” The Nairobi-based Daily Nation Read more…
On March 19, The Globe and Mail reported, “The federal government is preparing a multibillion-dollar bailout package for Canada’s oil and gas sector [that has been “hammered by the COVID-19 crisis” and the price of Alberta crude dropping to US$13 a barrel] that is expected to be unveiled early next Read more…