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International Observatory for Lawyers draws attention to situation of CCAJAR lawyer Sebastián Escobar Uribe

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The Paris-based International Observatory for Lawyers (OIAD) has highlighted the case of José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CCAJAR) lawyer Sebastián Escobar Uribe. The Peace Brigades...

RCMP patrol cultural site with assault rifles on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory

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The Wet'suwet'en Access Point on Gidimt'en Territory has posted: “Photographs taken on Wet’suwet’en territory show RCMP armed with assault weapons conducting foot patrols of a...

PBI-Spanish State and Mundubat initiate the Voces defensoras (Defending Voices) solidarity network

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The Defending Voices Platform is a joint initiative of Peace Brigades International-Spanish State and Mundubat, “an NGO of men and women from various social...

Canada’s support for the June 28, 2009 coup in Honduras and its implications for the environment and human rights

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Photo: On October 17, 2019, PBI-Honduras accompanied CEHPRODEC at this march in defence of water against mining. The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project has posted: “Since...

Toronto Star reports on the Colombian Truth Commission and its processes in Canada

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Photo: Colombian lawyer Elsi Angulo sought asylum in Canada in 2004 after learning of an assassination plot against her. Angulo's story is being documented...

PBI-Guatemala observes extractivist violence against the Maya C’horti’ people during the pandemic

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On June 26, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted an article in Spanish on their website that states: “In Iximulew, called Guatemala from colonial...

Did the $10 billion Canada spent on CF-18s help to bring peace?

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Canada’s current fleet of CF-18s cost $4 billion to purchase in 1982, $2.6 billion to upgrade in 2010, and $3.8 billion was budgeted in...

Boeing implies the job benefits of its fighter jets, but peaceful spending creates more jobs

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CBC News reports that Boeing executives made a public pitch on June 25th about its "history of delivering high-paying aerospace jobs" as it attempts...

On deepening our collective understanding of human rights, peace and right relations

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The United Nations defines human rights as: “Rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other...

Nepal Peace Monitor 2019 Annual Review reports on civilians shot by police during protests

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On May 24, the Nepal Peace Monitor Annual Review 2019 was posted here. The Nepal Peace Monitoring Project (PMP) is a joint initiative by Collective...
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