On May 16, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “We accompanied a meeting in Cali with the Ambassador of @CanadayColombia with @Nomadesc and @Justiciaypazcol with victims of police violence. They request actions to avoid impunity and move towards a comprehensive police reform and guarantees of non-financing of the public force [the national police and Read more…
On May 16, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “Last week PBI accompanied @Ccajar during the public hearing held in @CorteIDH [the Inter-American Court of Human Rights] in the case Members of the “José Alvear Restrepo” Lawyers Corporation v. Colombia. See more information about the audience here.” The hearing took place on May 12-13 Read more…
COPINH has tweeted: “Attention: 11 months after the ruling against David Castillo, the sentence of the co-author of the murder of our compañera #BertaCáceres will finally be read. The sentence must be consistent with what was shown in court and should not leave an opportunity for impunity.” The sentencing in Read more…
Plaza Pública reports: “On Friday, May 6, Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez ruled that nine retired military personnel, including a former Minister of National Defense, must face oral and public trial for the crimes of forced disappearance, murder, attempted murder and crimes against the duties of humanity.” It explains: “The nine Read more…
My name is Mélisande Séguin. I am from Canada, I am a lawyer and a PhD candidate in political science. I work on issues such as indigenous women’s resistance to extractivism, legal pluralism, indigenous legal traditions and the decolonization of knowledge. I have a strong commitment to human rights and Read more…
“…We are conducting patrols to ensure criminal code offences are not being committed and that individuals with court-ordered conditions are not breaching those conditions”. So begins each of the RCMP’s visits to a pipeline resistance camp on Gidimt’en territory. Today, the script has already been read three times, with 6-8 Read more…
“When I read the third letter from CERD, I felt overwhelmed by the recognition that our experiences are a violation of international human rights and Indigenous rights, the construction of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline project and the RCMP treatment of me and other land defenders is a violation of our Read more…
PBI statement: “At PBI, we are committed to a concept of security linked to protecting human rights and respecting life, ecosystems and common goods.” Six months from now, on November 7-18, the United Nations COP27 climate summit will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. This is the follow-up to the Read more…
Photo of Mario Hurtado by Article 19. On May 11, the ‘Forum for the construction of a comprehensive public policy for the protection of defenders and journalists’ was held in Mexico City. It was convened by the Delegation of the European Union in Mexico and the organizations of the Espacio Read more…
On May 12, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies CCDA Verapaz. We are concerned about the security situation of several of its member communities.” PBI-Guatemala has explained: “The Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA) accompanies 150 Q’eqchi communities, supporting them in the resolution of conflicts related to the possession of the land Read more…