Monthly Archives: March, 2020

PBI-Mexico accompanies International Women’s Day March in Chihuahua

On March 8, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted that it had accompanied the #8M International Women’s Day march in Chihuahua. PBI-Mexico adds, “According to...

PBI accompanies Sandra Alarcon, the Human Rights Centre of Montaña de Tlachinolan

On this International Women’s Day, Peace Brigades International highlights one of the women human rights defenders we accompany. Sandra Alarcon is a 25-year-old human rights...

PBI tour with Saltillo Migrant Shelter legal coordinator to discuss the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement

Peace Brigades International is hosting meetings in San Antonio, Austin and Washington for Javier Martinez Hernandez, the legal coordinator of the Saltillo Migrant Shelter. Javier...

PBI highlights the Proyecto Integral Morelos and the Saltillo Migrant Shelter at the United Nations

On March 6, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu made this presentation to the 43rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in...

PBI-Guatemala 5-minute video tells the story of Indigenous campesino resistance to the Cantera Los Manantiales mine in Olopa

On March 6, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on their Facebook page, “Last week the Olopa Resistance celebrated its first anniversary of the...

Concerns raised about Canadian oil company’s contract with Colombian army following community protests against its operations

Frontera Energy is a Toronto-based oil company that has operations near the community of San Luis de Palenque, which is located about 450 kilometres...

PBI advocacy tour with Casa del Migrante lawyer visits the United States and Canada

On March 4, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted, “Today we started an advocacy tour accompanying Casa del Migrante Saltillo in meetings with the...

Canada responds to report by UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

On March 4, Michel Forst, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva,...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies BDH lawyers at La Cumbre land usurpation hearing

On March 4, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Yesterday we accompanied the BDH lawyers to the hearing of the La Cumbre case, Tactic....

PBI-Honduras seeks field volunteers! Deadline to apply is April 15!

The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project has posted that it is looking for field volunteers to join their team in Honduras. In 2018, eight international volunteers...
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