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PBI-Guatemala accompanies imprisoned Indigenous Q’eqchi leader Bernardo Caal Xol at court hearing

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On July 29, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “Yesterday we accompanied Bernardo Caal Xol and the Human Rights Law Firm (BDH) to Bernardo's...

Colombian court to hear challenge from Green Party and Indigenous parliamentarians against fracking pilot projects on August 20

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(L-R) Katherine Miranda, César Ortiz Zorro, César Pachón. On July 29, BN Americas reported: “Colombia's highest administrative tribunal is set to rule next month on...

212 land and environmental defenders killed in 2019: Global Witness

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On July 29, Global Witness released its Defending Tomorrow report documenting the land and environmental defenders killed in 2019. It reports: “The documented number of...

Military helicopter lands in Guatemalan community opposed to open-pit Fenix nickel mine

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On July 28, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted a Rights Action article from Prensa Comunitaria with this excerpt: “The helicopter landed on the community...

Where is the Canadian government on due diligence legislation and a Binding Treaty on transnational corporations?

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The lack of a legal, enforceable framework to hold Canadian-based transnational corporations responsible for identifying, preventing and mitigating the human rights impacts of their...

On the 10th anniversary of the UN resolution, the struggle for the human right to water continues

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United Nations Special Rapporteur Léo Heller writes: “Ten years ago, on 28 July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 64/292, which explicitly...

PBI-Canada supports VOW Peace day of action against $19 billion for new fighter jets

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On Friday July 24, Peace Brigades International-Canada and World Beyond War supported the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW Peace) cross-country day of...

Secwepemc land defenders face risks as construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline proceeds near Blue River

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Twitter photo by Brandi Morin: “Ceremony starting ahead of arrival of protestors against Tiny House Warriors living at Secwepemc traditional territories set in the...

Does a Canadian-made engine power a Department of Homeland Security surveillance airplane deployed against Black Lives Matter protests in Portland?

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The Intercept reports: “While anonymous federal agents have thrown protesters into unmarked vans and fired tear gas at Portland’s mayor in recent days, an...

Five reasons to say no to spending $19 billion on warplanes

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The Canadian government intends to sign a $19 billion contract in 2022 with one of three transnational corporations bidding to manufacture 88 fighter jets...
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