Yearly Archives: 2021

PBI-Colombia accompanies Peace Community of San José de Apartadó on a day of collective work

On January 17, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project posted on Instagram: “Last week, volunteer brigade members from our field team in Urabá accompanied the...

Canadian government ignores call from Indigenous land defenders, presses Biden to support Keystone XL pipeline

Photo by NBC News. Update: On January 20, US President Joe Biden revoked the permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

PBI-Guatemala highlights Human Rights Ombudsperson’s concern about state violence against Honduran migrants

On January 18, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted this article from Prensa Libre and highlighted the concerns expressed by the Human Rights Ombudsperson...

Colombian court rules against Calgary-based Parex Resources injunction application

Photo: A still from the December 21, 2020 with Iván Madero Vergel (CREHDOS president), Leidy Irreño (CREDHOS lawyer), Oscar Sampayo (CRY-GEAM spokesperson) and Raúl...

On MLK Day we remember his influence on the formation of Peace Brigades International

As Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed, we remember that his writings served as an inspiration at the founding meeting of Peace Brigades...

PBI-Mexico accompanied People’s Front organizes the ‘Caravan for life and water’ to protest the PIM megaproject

Photo by Emmanuel Ruiz/El Sol de Cuautla of the mass at the Cuautla River. On January 18, El Sol de Cuernavaca reported: “About 15 vehicles...

PBI-Colombia notes kidnapping of now-released Indigenous Embera environmental guard Jesús Bailarín by AGC paramilitary

Image: Contagio Radio. On January 17, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project tweeted: “ reports that Embera leader Jesús Bailarín of Jiguamiandó has been detained by...

PBI-Guatemala visits the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya camp in opposition to mine once owned by Canadian company

Photo of previous visit by PBI-Guatemala to the La Puya camp in October 2019. On January 18, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project released its monthly...

PBI-Guatemala notes attack on Xinca defender Julio David González who opposes Canadian Escobal mine

On January 16, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted this article from Prensa Comunitaria about the attack on Julio David González. The Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the...

PBI-Colombia notes due diligence is on the EU’s agenda in 2021; progress not yet seen in Canada

“Sin olvido (we will not forget you) Hernán Bedoya.” PBI-Colombia accompanies the Bedoya family through the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace. Hernan Bedoya...
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