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Pandemic delays ratification of Escazú Agreement protection for human rights defenders

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Peace Brigades International has endorsed the Escazú Agreement. PBI-Mexico has also called on the European Union to encourage Mexican authorities to “Take all necessary...

350.org report on Climate Defenders and Human Rights Abuses by Fossil Fuel Companies

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The environmental group 350.org has released a 65-page Climate Defenders Report titled Human Rights Abuses by Fossil Fuel Companies. The report connects with Peace Brigades...

PBI-Mexico shares OpenDemocracy.net article on the situation of human rights defenders during the pandemic

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On April 22, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted on its Facebook page, “In these days of uncertainty over Covd-19, let us share with...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Indigenous territory defender Lesbia Artola now facing threats of criminalization

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On April 21, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page that it accompanies Indigenous land rights defender Lesbia Artola of the...

Watch the online film ‘A Force More Powerful’ about nonviolent resistance movements

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During this pandemic, more people are watching films at home. One film you may want to check out is ‘A More Powerful Force’. It was...

This Earth Day, petition the Prime Minister to better protect at-risk environmental human rights defenders

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April 22 is Earth Day and this year’s theme is climate action. The Peace Brigades International global statement highlights, “As Earth Day focuses our attention...

Secwepemc Elk Tiny House rammed by truck in late night assault

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Indigenous land defenders are at risk around the world for defending their territories and the environment from destructive extractivist megaprojects. On April 20, Indigenous Secwepemc...

Urgent Action: Climate action means supporting human rights defenders

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Urgent Action: Climate action means supporting human rights defenders       Add your name to this petition and an email will automatically be sent to Prime Minister...

Armed group in Guerrero threatens Mexican journalist Ezequiel Flores and human rights defender Manuel Olivares

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On April 13, the United Front of Community Police of Guerrero State threatened human rights activist Manuel Olivares Hernández and journalist Ezequiel Flores Contreras...

PBI-Guatemala notes Solway mine continues to operate despite COVID-19 and court ruling

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On April 18, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project shared an article on its Facebook page about the refusal of the Russian-Swiss company Solway to...
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