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Colombian government announces police reform, but human rights defenders call for the dismantling of the ESMAD riot police

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Photo by the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC). Reuters reports: “Colombia’s government will ask congress to approve better human rights training for police and...

170+ people arrested at blockades opposing Teal-Jones logging on Pacheedaht territory

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Video of Katie George-Jim by Brandi Morin. As of June 4, more than 170 people have been arrested by the RCMP for contravening a court...

PBI-Colombia accompanied Justice and Peace Commission reports on the eviction of youth from camp near humanitarian space

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The PBI-Colombia accompanied Justice and Peace Commission has reported that an eviction alert was given on June 4 at 5:08 pm to the youth...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies march calling for Mayan Q’eqchi’ defender Bernardo Caal Xol to be released from prison

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Photo: Maria Caal at the march calling for the release of her brother Bernardo. On June 4, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Today PBI accompanied the March for...

#NoWar2021 workshop: War a leading contributor to the environmental crisis

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Tamara Lorincz and Brent Patterson will be supporting a workshop at the World Beyond War #NoWar2021 virtual conference on June 4. Some of the discussion...

PBI-Canada to speak at World Beyond War #NoWar2021 virtual conference, June 4

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To read the conference program and register for the virtual conference, click here. Speaking notes Thank you to Richard for sharing your insights and the important...

UN calls for investigation into the deaths of children at residential schools in Canada, offers technical help to protect burial sites

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MP Leah Gazan speaking about genocide in Canada. She stated that residential schools in this country should be treated as active crime scenes. The remains...

PBI-Canada convenes Frontline Voices from Colombia webinar on the ongoing national strike

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More than 160 people registered for the PBI-Canada convened webinar on June 3 on the current situation in Colombia. The speakers were: - Oscar Ramirez, the...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Human Rights Law Firm on third day of #DiarioMilitar crimes against humanity trial

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On June 3, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanied the Human Rights Law Firm (Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos) on the third day of the hearing...

PBI-Colombia at Portal Resistencia as European embassies and UN Mission visit the humanitarian space

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On June 3, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project tweeted: “Thanks to the German Embassy, the Norwegian Embassy, the Swiss Embassy, the Swedish Embassy and...
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