Monthly Archives: August, 2021

PBI-Colombia accompanies CREDHOS in Santa Rosa del Sur as 700 people displaced by armed conflict

On August 10, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project posted on Instagram: “Yesterday we accompanied the Humanitarian Commission of @credhos_paz in Santa Rosa del Sur,...

PBI-Canada observes International Prisoners’ Justice Day

August 10 is Prisoners Justice Day in Canada and around the world. It marks the anniversary of the death of Eddie Nalon at Millhaven prison...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Indigenous authorities at Mayan ceremony, community assembly opposed to megaprojects

On August 9, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the authorities of Olopa and Quezaltepeque in the commemoration of ancestors on the #InternationalDayofIndigenousPeople.” Prensa Comunitaria further reported: “Indigenous...

PBI-Mexico attends highway blockade by Rarámuri community demanding its territorial rights

El Pueblo reports: “On Sunday, August 8, and within the framework of the International Day of the Indigenous Peoples, the Rarámuri forest community of...

PBI-Colombia accompanies the Justice and Peace Commission in Murindó, Antioquia as anti-personnel mines threaten Indigenous communities

Photo from Organización Indígena de Antioquia (OIA). On August 9, PBI-Colombia posted: “During the weekend we accompanied the Justice and Peace Commission in Murindó in...

PBI-Honduras marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

On August 9, PBI-Honduras posted: “In #Honduras, the areas most affected by extractivism and exploitation of natural goods are mostly indigenous and Afro-descendant territories....

The #LandBack struggle and the 1974 Ojibway occupation of Anicinabe Park near Kenora, Ontario

Photo from ‘1974 Anicinabe Park Occupation 40 Yr Anniversary’ Facebook page. Robert Jago, a member of the Kwantlen First Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe, has...

PBI-Guatemala expresses concern following the murder of Q’eqchi Mayan land rights defender Regilson Choc Cac

On August 7, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “Last month, the community leader Regilson Choc Coc of San Juan los Tres Rios was...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya at a monthly mass at mine protest

On August 8, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Last Sunday PBI accompanied the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya in the celebration of the monthly mass at their...

PBI-Mexico accompanies commemorative gathering for slain Chihuahua-based journalist Miroslava Breach

On August 7, PBI-Mexico posted: “Four years after her murder, today we have been accompanying the commemorative act towards Miroslava Breach.” PBI-Mexico adds: “We remember...
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