Yearly Archives: 2021

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights arrives in Colombia for June 7-11 working visit

Photo by AFP. On June 7, Reuters reported: “Representatives from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR-CIDH) met with Colombian officials on Monday ahead of...

Annual Report on Canada-Colombia free trade agreement and human rights to be tabled within days

Video of Yessika Hoyos speaking about the free trade agreement, May 2009. The Implementation Act for the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement requires the Minister of...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Maya Kaqchikel journalist Norma Sancir to hearing, next court date set for July 5

On June 7, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Today PBI accompanied Norma Sancir to an audience in Chiquimula that was once again suspended. On this occasion for...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies human rights lawyers on 5th day of trial of ex-army and police officers

On June 7, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanied the Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos during the fifth session of the first statement hearing in...

PBI-Honduras shares World Environment Day message from CEHPRODEC on the struggle against extractivism

Tweet by CEHPRODEC. On June 7, PBI-Honduras posted: “We express concern for defenders criminalized for doing work to promote and protect human rights and territorial...

Colombian government announces police reform, but human rights defenders call for the dismantling of the ESMAD riot police

Photo by the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC). Reuters reports: “Colombia’s government will ask congress to approve better human rights training for police and...

170+ people arrested at blockades opposing Teal-Jones logging on Pacheedaht territory

Video of Katie George-Jim by Brandi Morin. As of June 4, more than 170 people have been arrested by the RCMP for contravening a court...

PBI-Colombia accompanied Justice and Peace Commission reports on the eviction of youth from camp near humanitarian space

The PBI-Colombia accompanied Justice and Peace Commission has reported that an eviction alert was given on June 4 at 5:08 pm to the youth...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies march calling for Mayan Q’eqchi’ defender Bernardo Caal Xol to be released from prison

Photo: Maria Caal at the march calling for the release of her brother Bernardo. On June 4, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Today PBI accompanied the March for...

#NoWar2021 workshop: War a leading contributor to the environmental crisis

Tamara Lorincz and Brent Patterson will be supporting a workshop at the World Beyond War #NoWar2021 virtual conference on June 4. Some of the discussion...
- Advertisment -

Most Read