Yearly Archives: 2021

Global Witness holds memorial service at COP26 summit for murdered land and environmental rights defenders

Photo by Jo Blackman. On November 2, Bill McKibben, who is at COP26 in Glasgow, stated: “One of the things I’m doing today is addressing...

David R. Boyd to join PBI webinar to speak on historic UN resolution on the right to a clean environment

More than 225 people have registered for the PBI webinar on November 6 that will feature introductory comments by David R. Boyd. To register...

Trudeau’s pledge at COP26 of an emissions cap does not stop the ongoing criminalization of Indigenous land defenders

Photo: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the COP26 summit on November 1, 2021; RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en territories on January 7, 2019. At the COP26...

PBI-Colombia accompanies Justice and Peace Commission at Perla Amazónica Peasant Reserve Zone

On November 1, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project posted on social media: “We accompany @Justiciaypazcol at a women's meeting at the #ZRC Perla Amazónica....

PBI-Colombia accompanies CREDHOS at psychosocial workday in Cimitarra, Magdalena Medio

On November 1, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “Yesterday we accompanied @Credhos_Paz in a psychosocial workday in Cimitarra, Magdalena Medio.” Cimitarra is a municipality located about 200 kilometres...

We’re going to Gidimt’en!

We will be travelling to Wet’suwet’en territory in British Columbia later this week in response to the call from the Gidimt’en Checkpoint for observers...

Global poll finds high support for climate leadership in Colombia, Kenya and Mexico

To hear environmental defenders Danilo Rueda (Colombia), Nelly Madegwa (Kenya) and Valeria Villalobos (Mexico) speak on Saturday November 6, please register here. A new global...

PBI and Amnesty International call on COP26 President to help protect environmental human rights defenders

As COP26 begins, 19 organizations, including Peace Brigades International and Amnesty International in the United Kingdom, have sent an Open Letter to Alok Sharma...

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...
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