Photo: On June 28, PBI-Canada met with a PBI-Colombia accompanied CREDHOS convened meeting of social leaders in Puerto Wilches and heard their determination to stop fracking and to defend life, water and territory. On July 7, President-elect Gustavo Petro tweeted: “There will be no fracking in Colombia.” This week, Colombia’s Read more…
Saba Saba (seven-seven/July 7) refers to a protest on July 7, 1990, when Kenyans took to the streets to demand free elections. That first serious challenge against repression resulted in 39 dead, 69 injured and 5,000 arrested after four days of confrontations between the police and the public. In 1991, Read more…
On July 6, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “PBI accompanies the historic march of the LGBTIQ+ community in #Chihuahua with more than 20 thousand attendees on July 2. According to data from @fund_arcoiris, Chihuahua is the second place in Mexico with the highest rates of hate crimes.” More to come.
On Facebook, PBI-Kenya added: “The training took participants thorough status review of Ruaraka SJC during the campaign period, risk assessment, safety measures, roles and responsibilities of each member at the center, development of policies and protocols, and emergency planning.” The general election is scheduled for August 9, 2022. Following the Read more…
Photo: CREDHOS, PBI-Colombia and PBI-Canada with Yuli Velásquez (in green cap) on the San Silvestre wetland, June 30. On July 5, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “Today serious attack against environmental leader Yuli Velásquez, president Fedepesan [the Federation of Santander Fishers for Tourism and Environment], leaving an escort injured. It occurs days after Read more…
On July 5, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of the Puya during the celebration of its monthly mass.” More to come.
On July 5, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “PBI observed the Community Citizen Consultation on the limits of the Pico Bonito National Park. Almost all the participants expressed themselves in favor of not restricting the limits of the protected area. #humanright #Environment” More to come.
On July 1, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies members of CCDA to the conciliatory board developed in the Integrated Center of Justice of San Pedro Carcha.” More to come.