The impartiality of state institutions and the upholding of human rights obligations towards Indigenous land defenders are crucial elements in making space for peace both globally and on Indigenous territories within Canada. In February 2015, The Globe and Mail reported on an RCMP intelligence assessment—dated January 24, 2014—obtained by Greenpeace Read more…
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has both denounced attacks on environmental human rights defenders and stated that the world has never seen a threat as big in scope to human rights as climate change. You can amplify her statement by sending Prime Minister Trudeau an email Read more…
Update: The Committee in Solidarity with Political Prisoners (CSPP) won in its category! PBI-Canada extends its congratulations to the CSPP! The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project has posted that it will accompany the Colombia National Human Rights Award ceremony on December 2 in support and recognition of the work of human Read more…
On November 23, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project expressed concern about the eviction carried out by the National Guard of the Apatlaco blockade/camp that had been in place in opposition to the Morelos Integral Project (PIM). The PIM (Proyecto Integral Morelos) is an energy megaproject that includes a gas and Read more…
Photo: Lorena Cabnal accompanied by PBI-Guatemala. The Madrid-based daily newspaper El País recently published a feature article in Spanish about the TzK’at Network of Ancestral Healers which is accompanied by the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project. The article can be read in Spanish on the El País website at Mujeres indígenas Read more…
This past Sunday November 29, 152 people registered to participate in the PBI-Canada webinar that marked International Women Human Rights Defenders. This virtual gathering enabled participants to hear the insights and wisdom of Kenyan community activist Maryanne Kasina, Colombian lawyer Tatiana Triana and Mi’kmaq land defender Sophia Sidarous and their reflections Read more…
On November 30, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented an economic update on Canada’s finances in the House of Commons. CBC reports: “The Liberal government is preparing to spend up to $100 billion [over the next three years] to kick start the post-pandemic economy as it stares down a record-high deficit Read more…