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CADSI announces “Canadian Defence Marketplace” as virtual alternative to CANSEC arms show

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Protest against CANSEC in Ottawa on May 29, 2019. On February 10, the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) tweeted: “Face-to-face meetings won’t...

UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor calls for action after the murder of Indigenous land defender Nacilio Macario in Nicaragua

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On February 1, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor condemned the murder of Indigenous environmental defender Nacilio...

Cacerolazo against fracking pilot projects to take place in Puerto Wilches, Colombia on February 11

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On February 9, Caracol Bucaramanga tweeted: “Environmentalists from Magdalena Medio are calling for a cacerolazo after Ecopetrol's announcement of the beginning of socialization with...

Sierra Club highlights threat faced by anti-fracking activist Carlos Andrés Santiago in Colombia

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On February 8, the Sierra Club published this article about the rising levels of violence against environmental defenders, notably in Colombia. Their article reported: “Carlos Andrés...

Article 6: A focal point for human rights concerns at the COP26 summit this November

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Protest at COP25 in Madrid. Ta'Kaiya Blaney of the Tla A'min Nation (in Canada) is holding the #FixArticle6 sign. Photo by Haylee Koroi. The Paris...

Opposition to Line 5 pipeline in Michigan grows over concerns for Great Lakes and treaty rights

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Photo: A protest against the Line 5 pipeline on January 27, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. Photo by Craig Mauger/The Detroit News. The Enbridge Line 5...

With Canada’s initial evaluation of fighter jet bids to be completed this spring, Saab adds space radar proposal to its bid

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Saab Gripen E fighter jet. The Government of Canada plans to spend $15 billion to $19 billion to purchase 88 new fighter jets for the...

PBI-Canada notes one year anniversary of RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en territory and the arrest of 22 land defenders

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Photo of RCMP arresting Unist'ot'en and defender Freda Huson on February 10, 2020 by Amber Bracken/The Narwhal. Today, February 6, is the first anniversary of...

How could climate financing protect environmental human rights defenders on the frontlines of the climate crisis?

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Four defenders have been killed on average every week since the Paris Agreement was reached in December 2015, including Berta Caceres in March 2016. The...

Colombian regulator says three new contracts for fracking pilot projects to be awarded on March 30

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Video: A 2-minute video in which a resident of Campo Duro (a community in Puerto Wilches, Santander) tells representatives from Colombian regulator ANH and...
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