Monthly Archives: October, 2021

PBI-Canada to travel to Wet’suwet’en territory as land defenders protect river from pipeline

PBI-Canada director Brent Patterson will be travelling to Wet’suwet’en territory in November in response to the call from the Gidimt’en Clan for observers and...

PBI-Mexico accompanies visit of Norwegian ambassador with human rights defenders in Chihuahua

On October 27, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “We welcome the visit to #Chihuahua from @EmbNorMexCA and the meeting held with human rights defenders and organizations.” Ambassador...

PBI-Mexico accompanied Espacio_OSC appears at IACHR session on situation for women and girls at protests

On October 27, the Espacio_OSC for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists (Espacio_OSC) appeared at the thematic hearing "Situation of the human...

Amaru Ruiz: “Indigenous territory should have all the protection to reduce the processes of invasion and deforestation”

Exiled Nicaraguan environmental defender Amaru Ruiz will be speaking on a PBI-convened webinar on Saturday November 6. To hear him speak, register here. On October...

Ahead of COP26, Michelle Bachelet says “those directly affected should have a seat at the table”

Photo: Michelle Bachelet meets with Kim-Mai Vu of PBI and others in Geneva. On November 6, PBI will be convening a panel of environmental...

Export Development Canada’s financing of pipelines leads to the criminalization of Indigenous land defenders

In May of this year, following the revelation of Indigenous children buried in mass or unmarked graves at former residential schools, Prime Minister Justin...

Canadian police framing of Wet’suwet’en land defenders as “protesters” trivializes Indigenous territorial rights

Canadian police arrest Gitxsan land defender Kolin Sutherland-Wilson. Photo by Kai Nagata. On October 27, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested two land defenders...

PBI-Honduras accompanies presentation on the right for transgender people to change their name

On October 28, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “PBI accompanies LGTB organizations in the presentation of proposals for reforms to the law and regulations of the @RnpHonduras...

PBI-Honduras accompanies COPINH on visit to Rio Blanco as the fight to defend Lenca ancestral territory continues

On October 28, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “PBI accompanies @COPINHHONDURAS on a visit to the Río Blanco community. We observe the scars left by the DESA...

PBI-Honduras accompanies protest outside Supreme Court of Justice calling for liberation of the Guapinol defenders

On October 27, PBI-Honduras posted: “PBI accompanies the sit in against #ZEDEs and in favour of the liberation of the defenders of @guapinolre pending...
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