Monthly Archives: May, 2021

PBI-Colombia participates in civil society virtual meeting with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)

Twitter photo by Asociacion Minga. On May 26, PBI-Colombia took part in a civil society virtual meeting with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).  That...

PBI-Mexico laments the murder of forest and water defender Marco Antonio Arcos who opposed illegal logging in Guerrero

Marco Antonio Arcos Fuentes (second from right to left), during an informative assembly on February 21, with the residents who denounced the immoderate logging...

PBI-Mexico demands repressive actions stop after 95 students arrested at protest over lack of access to the Internet for school

Stop the repression of students. Photo by Pablo Ramos. On May 24, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted this article by the Tlachinollan Mountain Human...

Colombia webinar, June 3

As you’ve likely seen in the news, Colombia is experiencing a profound political moment. The national strike that began on April 28 is entering its...

Justice and Peace Commission documents police harassment of defenders in the Portal Americas humanitarian space

PBI-Colombia accompanies Justice and Peace at Portal Americas, May 20. On May 23, the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace tweeted: “#Bogotá #PortalResistencia ‘they are...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site

On May 21, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya in the symbolic act of handing over machinery to the mining...

Is there a substantial risk Canadian vehicles sold to the Colombian police are involved in human rights violations?

Are there reasonable grounds of a substantial risk that Canadian-manufactured vehicles sold to the Colombian national police could be used to commit serious violations...

PBI-Colombia accompanies the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó as they carry out their work in the fields

On May 21, PBI-Colombia posted on Instagram: “This week PBI is accompanying members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó on their...

Canada’s NDP condemns the “ongoing extreme use of force by Colombian police and military to suppress peaceful protests”

NDP Member of Parliament Jack Harris. On May 20, Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) issued this statement on the police and military violence against peaceful...

Members of the European Parliament call for the EU-Colombia free trade agreement to be suspended

On May 19, the Left in the European Parliament tweeted this photo that includes an MEP holding a sign that says: “Suspend the EU-Colombia...
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