Monthly Archives: March, 2021

PHOTOS: PBI accompanies International Women’s Day marches & events in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Kenya

Guatemala City Peace Brigades International accompanied and attended several International Women's Day activities, including: Mexico City Mexico City Chihuahua, Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala Tegucigalpa, Honduras Nairobi, Kenya Guatemala City (March 7) #IWD2021

Yésica Sánchez presents on behalf of PBI and Consorcio Oaxaca at UN Human Rights Council

On International Women’s Day, Yésica Sánchez Maya presented on behalf of Peace Brigades International and Consorcio Oaxaca to the Human Rights Council. Sánchez stated: “Madame President, PBI...

PBI-Kenya supports International Women’s Day conference in Nairobi on ending sexual and gender-based violence

The Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project helped develop the Toolkit for WHRDs in Nairobi’s Urban Settlements in 2016. The Toolkit Organizers network grew out of that....

PBI-Colombia accompanied CAJAR lawyer Sebastián Escobar Uribe receives death threat

On March 3, the IAPL Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers posted that CAJAR lawyer Sebastián Escobar Uribe was threatened on February 22. IAPL explains: “Sebastián...

Ten United Nations Special Rapporteurs call on Colombia not to resume glyphosate spraying

The Spanish international news agency EFE reports: “Ten UN special rapporteurs sent a letter to the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, asking the Government...

PBI-Guatemala visits Maya Q’eqchi river defender Bernardo Caal Xol in Cobán prison

Photo from previous PBI-Guatemala visit with Caal Xol in prison.  In its most recently monthly information package, PBI-Guatemala notes that it visited Maya Q’eqchi river...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies the International Women’s Day march in Guatemala City

The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project accompanied the International Women’s Day march in Guatemala City on Sunday March 7. Prensa Latina reports: “A feminist wave took...

Proceso reports on the mining concessions with Canadian capital near the Rarámuri community of Coloradas de la Virgen

ASMAC director Isela Gonzalez holds a poster of Rarámuri land defender Julian Carrillo. Join her on Thursday March 11 at 3:30 pm EST for this...

12 actions Canada could take to improve the situation of human rights defenders in Canada and around the world

Ambassador Leslie E. Norton responds on March 5 to UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor’s report on the threats against and killings of human rights...

Your receipt & our webinar on Thursday March 11

Thank you for making a donation to PBI-Canada via our online platform last year! If you would like a tax receipt for that donation, please...
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