In January 2019, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project commented: “The organizations that we accompany continue to be concerned about [Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s] position on the rights of indigenous populations, given that his public discourse seems to respect their autonomy, but he continues to propose initiatives of megaprojects Read more…
Twitter photo by Ben Miljure. Indigenous land defenders and allies have set up a camp at the intersection of East Hastings Street and Clark Drive in Vancouver on the Unceded Coast Salish territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam peoples. The camp and sacred fire has blocked one of the Read more…
Photo: The banner says: “We demand respect for life and for peace! United, we go with FECODE.” The Colombian Federation of Education Workers (FECODE) has been a key organizer of the national strike mobilizations in Colombia. PBI-Colombia accompanied organizations including the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CCAJAR), Nomadesc, CREDHOS, the Read more…
Photo: The National Guard raid of the Apatlaco camp at 3 am this morning. On November 23, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted: “We express concern about the eviction by officers (elementos) of the National Guard (GN Mexico) of the Apatlaco blockade/camp (planton) which they had maintained for 4 years Read more…
Foto: Maryanne Kasina, Sophia Sidarous, Tatiana Triana y Meera Karunananthan. Para escucharlos hablar, regístrese aquí para este seminario web el dia internacional de las personas defensoras de derechos humanos. El próximo domingo 29 de noviembre es el Día Internacional de las Defensoras de los Derechos Humanos. Es un día que Read more…
Photo: A still from a Twitter video of police firing tear gas at the protest in Guatemala City. On November 22, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page: “We join the concerns about fundamental human rights to freedom of demonstration and freedom of expression.” They shared with Read more…
Photo: A still from a video by @RoughChopOttawa of the Chiinawendiwen – We Are Related action on the evening of Thursday November 19. At 3:30 am on Saturday November 21, Ottawa police arrested 13 defenders of the human rights of Black and Indigenous lives on unceded Algonquin territory. Twelve were Read more…
Photo: During last year’s National Strike marches on November 21, 2019, PBI-Colombia accompanied David Ravelo Crespo (a founding member of CREDHOS), the CSPP and CCAJAR. National strike protests are taking place this year from November 19-25. Thousands of people took to the streets on Thursday November 19 to protest against Read more…
Photo: The Colombian delegation arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada in the early morning hours of November 2, 2019. One year ago, Julia Figueroa and Andrea Nocove from the Luis Carlos Perez Lawyers’ Collective (CCALCP) and Ivan Madero from the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights Read more…
Please take action today to call for the protection of frontline climate defenders through this Urgent Action petition. On November 19, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson tabled Bill C-12, the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, in the House of Commons. The Canadian Press reports: “Bill C-12, if passed, would require the federal Read more…