As Peace Brigades International approaches its 40th anniversary in 2021, we are sharing the reflections of past volunteers from Canada who accompanied at-risk defenders in various PBI project countries over the years. Mitchell J. Goldberg, who now lives in Montreal, accompanied defenders through the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project in 1989-90. Read more…
Peace Brigades International-Canada marked Orange Shirt Day on September 30. The day is dedicated to raising awareness about the residential school system and its traumatic, inter-generational impact on Indigenous peoples in Canada. Orange Shirt Day was inspired by the experience of residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad who, at age six, Read more…
On September 30, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu presented on the human rights situation in Kenya during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) general debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. She stated: “We welcome the important contributions to the UPR of Kenya. Due to Covid-19 Read more…
On September 25, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu presented a joint PBI-Franciscans International statement on the human rights situation in Guatemala to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. She stated: “In Guatemala, 677 attacks against human rights defenders were documented between January and June 2020, nearly Read more…
On September 30, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted: “PBI joins the call of @EspacioOsc [Civil Society Organizations Space] so that the @Mx_Diputados [the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house in the Mexican legislature] ensures the protection of more than 1,300 rights defenders and journalists. It is essential not to Read more…
Photo: Outside the courthouse where Bernardo’s lawyers keep fighting for his freedom. The sign reads: “Q’eqchi people in resistance for life and dignity demand justice.” On September 29, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project shared this post by Colectivo MadreSelva that says: “Women and men of Santa Maria Cahabon, today in Read more…
1492 Land Back Lane land defender Skyler Williams has shared that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have told him they have a warrant for his arrest. The CBC reports: “Skyler Williams said he received a call Tuesday [September 29] from an OPP officer informing him that there was a warrant Read more…
On September 28, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted on its Facebook page about the death of 35-year-old independent journalist Luis Almendares who had been shot multiple times the day before. PBI-Honduras laments: “Today we woke up to the news of the murder of journalist Luis Almendares.” Their post includes Read more…
Peace Brigades International is planning a webinar on Friday October 30 at 10 am ET that will focus on the issue of police violence featuring defenders from Kenya, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia and Canada sharing their experiences and analysis. To register for the webinar, please click here. One of the featured Read more…
On September 28, Tilly Metz, a Member of the European Parliament from Luxembourg, tweeted this photo with the text: “Presenting @GreensEFA’s nomination for the #SakharovPrize: Imprisoned Guapinol defenders & Berta Cáceres.” She adds: “Honduras is not in the everyday media attention, although it has the highest record of killings of Read more…