Yearly Archives: 2021

PBI-Honduras observes town hall meeting in Trujillo where municipality is declared free of ZEDEs

On July 6, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted: “We observed the open town hall this Saturday, July 3 in the central square...

PBI-Canada calls on COP26 to recognize the crucial role of human rights defenders in addressing the global climate crisis

Samir Flores Soberanes (Mexico), Berta Zúniga Cáceres (Honduras), Bernardo Caal Xol (Guatemala) and Yuvelis Natalia Morales (Colombia). Environmental human rights defenders play a crucial role...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies human rights law firm at #CasoDiairioMilitar hearing for former head of Police Special Operations Brigade

Photo by FAMDEGUA. On July 5, FAMDEGUA tweeted: “The continuation of the hearing of the first statement of Juan Francisco Cifuentes Cano and Eliseo Barrios...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies law firm at hearing of 26 police officers accused in the death of 3 Q’eqchi’ community members

On July 5, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Today, PBI accompanied the Human Rights Law Firm (BDH) at the debate hearing on the Samococh case.” PBI-Guatemala then explains:...

PBI-Mexico accompanies the Paso del Norte Human Rights Centre in its search for the remains of disappeared persons

On July 5, PBI-Mexico posted: “PBI accompanies the human rights advocacy work performed by the Paso del Norte Human Rights Centre Ciudad Juarez .” PBI-Mexico...

PBI-Honduras at courthouse as DESA dam company executive found guilty of murder of Lenca defender Berta Cáceres

The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project was present outside the courthouse in Tegucigalpa today awaiting the ruling on David Castillo in the murder of Lenca...

PBI-Canada to highlight Q’eqchi’ community seeking return of their land from a Canadian-backed military base in Guatemala

“We only demand what is ours, our lands.” Join us on Thursday July 15 at 3 pm EDT for a discussion with a representative from...

Haudenosaunee land defenders persevere through 350-day reoccupation to stop the further theft of their territory

On July 19, 2020, Haudenosaunee land defenders began a reoccupation of a 25-acre area of land about an hour southwest of Toronto. Foxgate Developments planned...

Ruling on Monday July 5 in the trial of David Castillo for the murder of Lenca environmental defender Berta Cáceres

Outside the courthouse in Tegucigalpa, April 29. On July 2, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “The ruling in the trial of David Castillo, accused of the murder of...

Ottawa Police videotaping of Every Child Matters walk has echoes of the Indian Act’s pass system

The surveillance of racialized peoples has a long history. The Financial Times recently reported: “The lantern laws of 17th- and 18th-century America, for example, required slaves...
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