Yearly Archives: 2021

Police violence intensifies against land defenders at Fairy Creek blockades in Canada

Photo by The Globe and Mail. As of September 17, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have arrested 1,043 individuals since May at the Fairy...

Gidimt’en land defenders mobilize to protect archeological site from Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline

Gidimt’en land defenders are presently mobilizing on their unceded territory within the province of British Columbia in Canada to protect an archaeological site from...

The relationship between Canada’s free trade agreements and human rights defenders

Photo: Bertha Oliva Nativí founded the Committee of Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH) after the disappearance of her husband Tomás Nativí. The impact...

Family members of #CasoDiarioMiitar victims who now live in Canada tell their stories

Luz Haidee Mendez Calderon, Orencio Sosa Calderon, and Hector Rolando Valdez Guzmán were disappeared in Guatemala and are listed in the Military Diary. On September...

PBI-Honduras accompanies Arcoiris at forum on IACHR ruling on LGBTQI+ rights

On September 17, PBI-Honduras posted: “PBI accompanied the Asociación LGTB Arcoiris at the forum on the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights...

PBI-Honduras: “It is urgent to make known the sentence against David Castillo”

Quote: “It is urgent to make known the sentence against David Castillo, found guilty as co-intellectual author of the murder of the defender Berta...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies media conference on Bernardo Caal Xol’s cassation verdict

On September 17, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Today we accompany the press conference that announced the negative response of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala...

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposes three amendments on Colombia in the National Defense spending bill

On September 16, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued this media release that highlights three amendments she has proposed in relation to Colombia and next...

PBI-Honduras accompanies journalist Dina Meza at police station after arrest of Bryan Hernández

On September 16, PBI-Honduras posted: “PBI accompanies the journalist Dina Meza after the arrest of the communicator Henry Hernández. We show our concern about...

NOMADESC upholds the right of mural painting in Cali, denounces police violence and genocide

On September 15, the Association for Research and Social Action (NOMADESC) posted: “In recent months, the various scenarios of peaceful mobilization that took place in...
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