Yearly Archives: 2021

Inter-American Court finds Honduran state responsible for the murder of trans woman on the night of the June 2009 coup

Photo of Vicky Hernandez by Red Lésbica Cattrachas. On June 29, The Guardian reported: “In a landmark ruling for transgender rights, the Honduras government has...

Police paid by Calgary-based Enbridge block access to Namewag water protectors camp in Minnesota

Video by Garrison Davis. The Giniw Collective has tweeted: “Hubbard County has escalated their repression — this is the roadway to our private property and...

Seeking justice after the genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada and Guatemala

Image by Ojibwe artist Isaac Murdoch. This past month, PBI-Guatemala has been accompanying the Human Rights Law Firm (BDH) at the hearings of a former...

PBI notes concerns about about rule of law in Colombia, Honduras and Mexico at UN Human Right Council

PBI-Switzerland advocacy coordinator Kim-Mai Vu On June 28, Peace Brigades International spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue with the...

PBI-Honduras accompanies Arcoiris, the LGTB Association of Honduras, who defend rights in conditions of extreme risk

The Spanish online newspaper Público reports: “Since 2009, nearly 400 LGBTIQ+ murders have been recorded in Honduras.” It is in this context that the Peace...

Global Affairs Canada releases its annual report on human rights and the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement

"They are killing us" The latest Annual Report for the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was posted late on Friday June 25. It can be read...

UK Supreme Court upholds the right to protest in case involving disruption of DSEI arms show in London

Morning Star photo: Jo Frew (38), Chris Cole (54), lawyer Raj Chada, Nora Zeigler (28) and Henrietta Cullinan (56) after the first acquitted in...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies third day of hearings of former Defence Minister, decision on indictment expected tomorrow

On June 24, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “PBI accompanied the third session of the hearing of the first statement of the accused...

PBI expresses concern at increasing militarization of borders, particularly by the United States, Mexico and Guatemala

Video: On June 24, Peace Brigades International and 31 other organizations expressed concern about the militarization of borders in a Dialogue with the Special...

Response to MP Paul Manly’s questions about the timing of Canada’s planned $76.8 billion fighter jet purchase

Video: On June 21, Paul Manly presented a petition in the House of Commons in opposition to the purchase of 88 new fighter jets....
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