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UN Refugee Agency expresses concern about US expulsion of asylum seekers during COVID-19 pandemic

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As Canada aligns its border policies with the United States, the United Nations has expressed concern about the US policy toward migrants during the...

PBI-Canada endorses call for greater human rights oversight of COVID-19 responses in Canada

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PBI-Canada has joined with 153 other organizations and 147 prominent individuals in a joint public statement calling on governments at all levels across this...

Canadian Foreign Minister endorses call for global ceasefire the day after he lifts restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia

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To send a letter to the Prime Minister about the need to fully respect the call for a global ceasefire, please click here. On April...

PBI-Canada petition backing Global Ceasefire prompts 150+ emails to the Prime Minister within 48 hours

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On April 8, Peace Brigades International-Canada posted this Urgent Action appeal asking people to send an email to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to endorse...

Canada turns away asylum seekers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. resumes deportation flights to Guatemala

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On April 7, the Latin American Working Group posted, “This past March, Javier Martínez of Casa del Migrante de Saltillo, was in Washington D.C....

Canada Pension Plan invested in ‘BAE Systems that sold £15bn worth of arms to Saudis during Yemen assault’

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On April 14, The Guardian reported that BAE Systems sold £15bn in arms and services to the Saudi military over the five-year period between...

PBI-Canada notes the Canada Pension Plan’s USD $53.7 million investment in weapons company Lockheed Martin

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In July 2019, Corporate Knights magazine reported, “Lockheed Martin is the largest weapons company in the U.S., with a history that includes making the...

PBI-Mexico provides remote accompaniment and monitoring during COVID-19 pandemic

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On April 13, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project published and began circulating its April 2020 e-newsletter. In it PBI-Mexico notes, “Like most of the organizations...

Mexican journalist Victor Fernando Alvarez killed, PBI-Mexico’s appeal for an improved protection mechanism for journalists

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On April 11, Al Jazeera reported, “A Mexican journalist who disappeared more than a week ago in the southern state of Guerrero was found...

PBI-Guatemala posts about webinar with women human rights defenders that included Lolita Chávez from TZ’KAT

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On April 11, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page an IM-Defensoras media release about a virtual meeting of women human...
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