Photo by Dan Mesec/ The Tyee. On Sunday December 19, Gidimt’en Checkpoint tweeted: Now, The Tyee reports: “One month after dozens of arrests, supporters of Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs have reoccupied a worksite on the Coastal GasLink pipeline route in the nation’s territory. The group announced Sunday they had returned to Read more…
Thank you for reading our articles about human rights defenders this year, or maybe opening an e-newsletter, joining us on a webinar and/or for following our updates on social media! Together we are all trying to make a difference by engaging in these ways and more. Our plans for 2022 Read more…
On December 19, Gidimt’en Checkpoint tweeted: “BREAKING – Gidimt’en Clan Evicts CGL from Drill Site; Re-Occupies Coyote Camp.” Their series of tweets then adds: “Early Sunday, Gidimt’en land defenders evicted Coastal Gaslink workers and re-established control of Coyote Camp, the site where Coastal Gaslink plans to drill beneath Wet’suwet’en headwaters. Read more…
Photo: An F-35 flies past the CN Tower in Toronto, September 4, 2021. It has been anticipated that the announcement on the selection of a new fighter jet for the Canadian military could be made in March/April 2022. That choice remains to be made by two southern Ontario Members of Read more…
On December 18, International Migrants Day, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “In Mexico and the world, ensuring the dignity and #HumanRIghts of people means stopping the criminalization, persecution and attacks against those who migrate and against the defenders of human rights who accompany them.” PBI is also part of the Cantabrian Coordinator of Read more…
Photo: Activists paint message on road in front of Ecopetrol office in Bogota. On December 18, Vanguardia reported that Felipe Bayón, the president of Ecopetrol, Colombia’s largest oil company, has stated that the pilot projects for fracking will proceed in the municipality of Puerto Wilches, Santander department in 2022. “According Read more…
On December 16, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “11 years after the murder of #MaricelaEscobedo, women and organizations gather around the #CruzDeClavos in #Chihuahua to ‘honor the struggle of Marisela and that of all the mothers who seek justice in this country’.” The Centre for Women’s Human Rights (CEDEHM) further notes: “Marisela was Read more…
On December 16, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “Yesterday, we participated in the International Observation Mission of #DDHH [human rights] at #Zacatepec, #Puebla. In this regard, we express our concern about the risk to the physical and emotional integrity of the communities that defend land and water.” “In #Puebla, we are particularly concerned Read more…
On December 16, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “Yesterday, we participated in the International Observation Mission of #DDHH [human rights] at #Zacatepec, #Puebla. In this regard, we express our concern about the risk to the physical and emotional integrity of the communities that defend land and water.” “In #Puebla, we are particularly concerned Read more…
It is widely expected that Canada will select the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet in March/April 2022 to replace its current fleet of CF-18 Hornets. How much carbon pollution would these fighter-bombers produce? Two years ago, the National Interest reported: “Norwegian environmentalists are complaining that the country’s new F-35s, which Read more…