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PBI-Nicaragua shares Galeano passage from ‘The emigrants, now’ as the new year begins

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The Peace Brigades International-Nicaragua Project, which is based in Costa Rica, has shared a new year's message for 2021 featuring an excerpt from ‘The...

PBI-Colombia accompanied J&P raises concern about the forcible recruitment of an Indigenous man by National Army

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On January 7, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project tweeted: “What happened? Indigenous peoples are special subjects of protection and are exempt from military service...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Creompaz case in which hundreds of Indigenous peoples were killed at military base

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On January 6, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted this 4-minute video (in Spanish) about the Creompaz case. That day was the 5th anniversary of...

Environmentalists express concern that Calgary-based Parex Resources could frack the VSM 25 block in Tolima, Colombia

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On January 5, El Nuevo Dia reported that environmentalists in the Colombian department (province) of Tolima are concerned that a contract awarded to Calgary-based...

PBI-Honduras accompanied Lenca leader María Felícita López on the struggle for free, prior and informed consent

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Indigenous feminist leader María Felícita López is the women’s coordinator with the Lenca Indigenous Movement of La Paz, Honduras (MILPAH). MILPAH was established in response...

Update on TMX pipeline and climate ambition summit

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Thank you for supporting our urgent action petitions. Our most recent ones, Canada must uphold Indigenous rights at the Climate Ambition Summit and Help...

PBI-Honduras volunteer Mieke Wolter on accompanying defenders in the struggle against mines, dams and energy companies

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Our colleagues at PBI-Deutschland have just published this firsthand account from Mieke Wolter and we present these excerpts in English: “At the end of March...

Amnesty International releases new video about Colombian human rights defender Jani Silva

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On January 2, Amnesty International released this new 1-minute video about Colombian environmental human rights defender Jani Silva. Silva is the president of the Association...

Secwepemc land defenders continue to resist as Trans Mountain prepares for “peak construction” in 2021

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Photo from Kanahus Manuel. Work on the 890,000 barrel per day Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion is expected to resume this Monday January 4. About...

The destructive impact of fighter jets on migratory birds

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“Two CF-18s on a taxiway at CFB Bagotville, with a flight of birds in the background. If the wildlife gets too close it can...
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