Monthly Archives: June, 2021

Kanehsatà:ke land defender Ellen Gabriel on ongoing land theft and colonial genocide in Canada

On June 21, Kanehsatà:ke land defender Ellen Gabriel was interviewed by CTV This Morning. That six-minute interview can be seen here. In it, Gabriel says:...

Ratification of the Escazu Agreement for environmental defenders, the bill to prohibit fracking sunk in the Colombian Congress

RCN Radio: “In Bogotá's Plaza de Bolívar, environmental activists donned dozens of shoes with red ink, symbolizing the environmental leaders killed in Colombia, as...

Secwepemc land defender Kanahus Manuel criminalized as she defends her ancestral territory from Canadian-owned tar sands pipeline

Indigenous land defenders are criminalized around the world for their defence of ancestral territories against dispossession and extractivism. Front Line Defenders has reported that...

The CSPP wins key court ruling in prosecution of Colombian police officer in the death of Dilan Cruz

Jenni Alejandra Medina holds a photo of her son Dilan. Yesterday, the families of Black and Indigenous peoples killed by the police in Canada held...

BLM media conference outside Prime Minister’s Office on police violence against Black and Indigenous peoples

Photo: Abdiaziz Abdi speaking about his brother Abdirahman, a Somali-Canadian killed by Ottawa police in July 2016. Black Lives Matter Toronto tweeted: “On June 19,...

PBI-Nederland Shelter City guest David Jiménez of Fray Juan de Larios on enforced disappearances in Mexico

Image from PBI-Nederland’s 7-minute video about David Jiménez. On June 19, the magazine Mondiaal Nieuws published this interview in Dutch with 26-year-old Mexican human rights...

Canadian CEO says fracking is “a unique opportunity for Colombia” just prior to Congressional vote

Photo by @ColombiaNoFrack. This morning, the Alliance for a Colombia Free of Fracking tweeted: “Alert, TODAY the future of fracking in Colombia is being voted...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies hearing for 21 Indigenous people arrested for seeking the return of their lands from a military base

CasoCREOMPAZ: The women of the Chicoyogüito community, outside the Court, awaiting the fate of their companions, express their demands "We only demand what is...

PBI-Mexico allied Consorcio Oaxaca discusses femicide and violence against women with Canadian Ambassador to Mexico

On June 17, the Canadian Embassy in Mexico tweeted: “Respecting and protecting human rights is a priority for the Government of Canada." It adds: "With...

PBI-Canada sees hope and works to make a difference

Solidarity. We see hope in international solidarity. Last year, 173 volunteers from 18 countries contributed to PBI’s work around the world. People looked beyond borders to...
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