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Beyond net zero by 2050, Canada must commit to a more ambitious 2030 target and upholding the rights of land defenders

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The United Nations has highlighted that climate change severely undermines human rights, that its scope is an unprecedented threat to human rights, and that...

PBI-Colombia accompanies Justice and Peace at the ZRCPA Youth Festival in Putumayo

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On November 10, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project posted on Instagram: “In Putumayo PBI accompanied the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace during the...

Police fire on protest against femicide in Cancun, Mexico

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Photo: Yucatan Times On November 10, The Guardian reported: “Human rights activists in Mexico have expressed indignation after police opened fire on protesters who tried...

PBI-Nederland supports Afro-Colombian human rights defender Victor Hugo Moreno Mina

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Photo: Victor Hugo on the recent PBI webinar ‘Police violence has no borders’. Peace Brigades International-Nederland is supporting Afro-Colombian defender Victor Hugo Moreno Mina through...

Judge rules Trans Mountain must release correspondence that may show bias in the arrest of Secwepemc land defenders

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Photo: A Secwepemc land defender arrested by the RCMP on Secwepemc territory (Kamloops, BC) on December 10, 2018. A British Columbia provincial court judge has...

Trudeau talks Keystone XL in first call with Biden despite Native American opposition to the pipeline

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On Monday November 9, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him on his win and to talk about key issues...

Five things to watch for with President Joe Biden, Canada and the human rights agenda

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Photo: Then-US Vice-President Joe Biden walks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, December 8, 2016. While there are numerous policy...

PBI-Canada to host webinar on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, November 29

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Peace Brigades International-Canada will be hosting a webinar on Sunday November 29 to mark International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. To register for the webinar,...

PBI expresses solidarity with people affected by Tropical Storm Eta

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Photo: Erick Alexander Cano Roque/Prensa Comunitaria. On November 5, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted: “We express our solidarity with the people affected by the...

Mechanism to receive complaints of human rights violations by Canadian companies expected to launch in late November

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On November 3, iPolitics reported: “A new office formed by the Trudeau government to handle complaints of human-rights abuses perpetrated by Canadian companies operating...
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