On March 31, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “PBI accompanies the press conference of Bernardo Caal Xol.” The video of the 45-minute press conference can be seen here. Yesterday, Bernardo had posted: “National and international media, friends and friends, we wait for you tomorrow at the press conference where Read more…
On March 30, PBI-Guatemala amplified this statement from CasoCreompaz: “SENT TO TRIAL: 21 COMPANEROS FROM THE CHICOYOGUITO COMMUNITY CRIMINALIZED FOR DEFENDING THEIR TERRITORY Today the judge of the First Criminal Court of First Instance of Coban sent to trial 21 of our companeros from the community of Chicoyoguito, who were Read more…
Video: This week PBI-Colombia accompanied CREDHOS environmental engineer Juna Camilo Delgado spoke about the fracking pilot projects. Radio Nacional reports: “On Wednesday [March 30], the president of Ecopetrol, Felipe Bayón, confirmed that the company is currently waiting to receive the environmental license for a second comprehensive research pilot project in Read more…
On March 30, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “International Transgender Day of Visibility. PBI accompanies @somoscdc_hn [the Centre for LGTBI Development and Cooperation] and other organizations of sexual diversity in a call to the State to approve the Gender Identity Law and the reform of the @RnpHonduras [National Register of Persons] Law. It Read more…
In this media release, the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability calls for all-party support for two private members bills: Bill C-262, An Act respecting the corporate responsibility to prevent, address and remedy adverse impacts on human rights occurring in relation to business activities conducted abroad, would require companies to review Read more…
Photo: About 88,420 people have signed a petition from the Stop F-35 campaign in Switzerland in opposition to their government’s planned CHF 25 billion (CAD $33.7 billion) purchase of 36 F-35s. On Monday March 28, Defence Minister Anita Anand and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi announced the Canadian government had chosen Read more…
On March 29, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “In #AcciónHumanitariaCarrizal [humanitarian action Carrizal] we accompany @CAHUCOPANA [the Humanitarian Action Corporation for Coexistence and Peace in Northeast Antioquia], who bring together peasant mining communities to discuss #crisishumanitaria [humanitarian crisis]: ‘Peasant protection and self-protection mechanisms are the only guaranteed tool to stay in the area’” Read more…
Photo: On August 4, 2021, PBI-Colombia accompanied NOMADESC and victims of state repression at a meeting with the Canadian Embassy. On March 29, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “May 3, 2021, in #MasacreEnSiloé [massacre in the neighbourhood of Siloé in the city of] Cali, three young #ParoNacional [national strike] protesters were killed. Almost Read more…
On March 28, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “On March 28 and 29 we accompany @CAHUCOPANA [the Humanitarian Action Corporation for Coexistence and Peace in Northeast Antioquia] in the #AcciónHumanitaria [humanitarian action] in Carrizal, Remedios, Northeast Antioquia. #Hoy [today] is made visible to international institutions and organizations serious humanitarian crisis and #ddhh [human Read more…
The Canadian Press reports: “The Liberal government is expected to announce today it will enter into final negotiations on purchasing the F-35 fighter jet. Government and industry sources have told The Canadian Press the negotiations with manufacturer Lockheed Martin will be announced at a news conference this afternoon.” The Globe Read more…