Photo by the Asociación Campesina del Valle del Río Cimitarra (ACVC). On August 30, Semanario Voz reported: “In Yondó, Antioquia, the V Ecological Camp of the Peasant Association of the Cimitarra River Valley was closed with a political declaration that seeks to promote the protection of the territory, especially biodiversity Read more…
Photo: PBI-Canada Board member Heather Neun (sitting second from the right in the front row) with the International Caravan of Jurists. On August 21, the PBI-Colombia accompanied José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CCAJAR) posted: “From August 20 to 28, 2022, 18 international jurists, human rights experts from eleven countries will Read more…
PBI was founded on Grindstone Island at a meeting that took place from August 31 to September 4, 1981. The founding meeting of Peace Brigades International began 41 years ago this evening on Grindstone Island, which is situated about 100 kilometres southwest of Ottawa, Canada on unceded Algonquin, Anishinabek territory. Read more…
Photo: PBI-Mexico accompanies the International Day march in Chihuahua. On August 30, Peace Brigades International marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The United Nations has explained: “Enforced disappearances is a crime which is generally committed by State agents through abduction and arrest, with victims often held Read more…
On August 29, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “PBI accompanied the documentation of the spill of unknown chemicals that cause fish mortality and serious damage to pipes and swamps. Without #WATER there is no life.” This follows the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS) tweet that noted: “Today, August 26, Read more…
On August 29, the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS) tweeted: “#Credhos and #Amnesty International begin the tour with #Fedepesan [the Federation of Artisanal Fishermen of Santander] analyzing the environmental situation between the San Silvestre, El Llanito and Palota wetlands. Visiting the Manatee [an endangered marine mammal Read more…
Photo: “Let’s protect the Mayan jungle” .Greenpeace Mexico protest against the Maya Train, March 28, 2022. The Associated Press reports: “Mexico’s ambitious Maya Train project is supposed to bring development to the Yucatan Peninsula, but along the country’s Caribbean coast it is threatening the Indigenous Maya people it was named Read more…
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has noted: “UN expert Cecilia Jimenez-Damary will conduct an official visit to Mexico from 29 August to 9 September, to assess the human rights situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country.” Their media release highlights: “Jimenez-Damary will visit Mexico Read more…
Photo: Berenice Celeita of the Association for Research and Social Action (NOMADESC) speaks at a meeting on the Afro-Colombian island of La Plata, July 3, 2022. The COP15 biodiversity summit will take place in Montreal this coming December 5-17. On July 1, Mongabay reported: “Finalizing the new Global Biodiversity Framework Read more…
On August 26, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “The voice of women: @Credhos_Paz develops in South Bolivar regional meeting of women leaders and defenders of #human rights. Building training spaces for differentiated protection and accompaniment.” CREDHOS has also tweeted: “In San Pablo, South of Bolívar, the Regional Meeting of Women for the Training, Read more…