Monthly Archives: March, 2021

PBI-Guatemala congratulates fishers and lawyers defending the Champerico estuary from corporate shrimp farming

On March 16, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “Congratulations to the fishermen and their team of lawyers and attorneys at the Law Firm...

ExxonMobil applies for Platero fracking project in the Magdalena Medio region, few details publicly available

On March 17, El Espectador reported: “The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) reported that ExxonMobil submitted a proposal to carry out a research project called...

Guapinol water defender Jeremías Martinez acquitted of charges of usurpation and damages, but remains in prison

On March 17, Libertad para los defensores de Guapinol tweeted that Jeremías Martinez had been absolved of the crimes of usurpation and damages. Following this,...

PBI-Honduras present as organizations file an appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice on the Pandora Case

On March 17, PBI-Honduras posted: “On March 11, the CNTC (the National Union of Rural Workers) and CODIMCA (the Council for the Integral Development...

How to watch PBI-Guatemala Acércate videos with English subtitles in 4 easy steps

PBI-Guatemala has hosted six ACÉRCATE webinars over the last eight months with human rights defenders including Lesbia Artola (CCDA - Las Verapaces), Sandra Calel...

PBI-Honduras notes at UN Canada’s call for Honduras to prevent the criminalization of human rights defenders

On March 16, Andrea Regina Pineda presented on behalf of Peace Brigades International to the UN Human Rights Council regarding the adoption of the...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies lawyers at acquittal for Maya Q’eqchi’ leader Samuel Choc Ac criminalized by palm oil company

Samuel Choc Ac (in light blue shirt and white hat) at court today. On March 16, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the lawyers from the Human...

ASMAC director Isela Gonzalez hopes judgement sets precedent for Indigenous communities defending ancestral territory

On March 11, Sierra Madre Alliance (ASMAC) director Isela Gonzalez participated in a webinar organized by Peace Brigades International and Amnesty International. She spoke about...

Educa Oaxaca expects decision on Canadian-owned San José mine permit this month

'No to the San Jose 2 mine' On our recent webinar, Neftali Reyes of Educa Oaxaca noted that a decision on the San José mine...

Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise opens complaints process, Canadian civil society advises “approach with caution”

Photo: Sheri Meyerhoffer. On March 15, this media release highlighted: “Sheri Meyerhoffer, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), announced today that her office is...
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