Monthly Archives: April, 2021

PBI-Canada convenes webinar with environmental defenders on fracking and extractivism in Colombia

Oscar Sampayo (CRY-GEAM), Ivan Madero (CREDHOS), Yuvelis Morales (AguaWil), Karen Hamilton (Above Ground), Luis van Isschot (PBI-Canada) and Yuli Velasquez (FEDEPESAN). PBI-Canada working in collaboration...

CREDHOS, Above Ground and PBI meet with Canadian Member of Parliament Paul Manly

Kath Nygaard (interpretation), Brent Patterson (PBI-Canada), Javier Garate (PBI-Colombia), Paul Manly (MP), Fiona Meyer Cook (PBI-Canada), Danielle Mulima (MP assistant), Karen Hamilton (Above Ground),...

PBI-Colombia accompanies the CSPP and COSPACC at National Strike marches

On April 28, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “Today, PBI accompanies members of the human rights organizations CSPP in Bogota and COSPACC in Yopal within the framework...

PBI-Honduras observes trial of accused intellectual author of the murder of Lenca land defender Berta Cáceres

COPINH: “The daughters of #BertaCáceres, the legal team representing them, alongside COPINH, reaffirm their commitment to the fight for #JusticeForBerta.” On April 29, PBI-Honduras posted...

PBI-Colombia accompanies ACVC at the presentation of their report ‘They wanted to kill us’ to the Truth Commission

PBI-Colombia has posted on its Instagram page: “PBI accompanied the Small-Scale Farmer Association of the Cimitarra River Valley (ACVC) which on April 9, the...

Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission warns of a new death threat against Colombian defender Jani Silva

The Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission has reported: “On Saturday, April 24, around 12:00 p.m. we received information on new death threats against environmental...

Peace Community warns illegal road construction may be to “exploit the natural resources of our region”

Peace Community video of the roads. On April 23, the San José de Apartadó Peace Community posted this article that highlights their concerns about road...

Colombian Senate’s Peace Commission to hold public hearing with threatened environmental defenders from Puerto Wilches

20-year-old Yuvelis Natalia Morales is a member of AguaWil. On April 26, Colombian Senator Antonio Sanguino tweeted: “Given the difficult human rights situation that leaders...

Canadian company moves toward fracking in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia

Colombian environmental defender Yuli Velasquez opposes fracking. The Colombian business information portal Portfolio reports: “A new hydrocarbon company began to appear on the radar for...

PBI-Mexico Annual Report and its accompaniment of 152 human rights defenders in 2020

On April 21, PBI-Mexico posted its 2020 Annual Report in English and Spanish. That Annual Report highlights: “In 2020, PBI Mexico provided international accompaniment to 11...
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