Yearly Archives: 2022

Canadian mining companies have USD $1.7 billion in pending investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims against Colombia

Chart from Institute for Policy Studies. Of the six pending mining company arbitration claims against Colombia, four relate to Canadian companies. Those are Vancouver-based Eco Oro...

PBI-Honduras meets with Guapinol River defenders as mining activities cause contamination of rivers in the area

On September 13, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “We met with #Guapinol, the San Alonso Rodríguez Foundation and COPA . Human rights defenders continue to denounce the contamination...

PBI-Mexico expresses concern about Mexican state’s request to withdraw precautionary measures for Cerezo Committee

On September 13, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “We express our concern about the Mexican state's request to @CIDH to withdraw precautionary measures to @comitecerezo . @PBI_Mexico...

CREDHOS denounces the murder of USO union leader Sibares Lamprea Vargas in Barrancabermeja

Photo: Sibares Lamprea Vargas On September 12, Unión Sindical Obrera/Workers Trade Union (USO) posted on Facebook: “Since this morning, our Trade Union Organization has declared a...

PBI-Honduras meets with National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC) on the agrarian conflict in Bajo Aguán

On September 12, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “We met with the CNTC in the community of Guadalupe Carney, highly affected by the agrarian conflict of #BajoAguán....

Haudenosaunee land defender Skyler Williams in Ontario court on September 12-13 to argue treaty and inherent rights

Haudenosaunee land defender Skyler Williams has tweeted: The Hamilton Spectator also reports: “Things have been quiet at 1492 Land Back Lane, the planned subdivision in Caledonia...

PBI signs Joint Statement in support of temporary relocation visas to the EU for at-risk human rights defenders

Peace Brigades International has signed this Joint Statement that says: “Human rights defenders have the right to carry out their legitimate work safely and...

PBI-Honduras warns of repeated threats against Indigenous Tolupán leader Benedicto Hernández

"They harass, intimidate and threaten a social fighter who is a member of the Broad Movement in the Luquigüe tribe of the Tolupan people." On...

PBI-Guatemala carries out observation mission on extractivism and the right to water in Retalhuleu and Champerico

Photo by PBI-Guatemala, March 2022. In their most recent Bulletin, PBI-Guatemala notes: “We carried out an observation mission to the Retalhuleu and Champerico municipalities in March...

PBI-Colombia accompanies event opening Macro Case 08, an investigation into crimes committed by members of the Public Force

Twitter photo. On September 9, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “We accompany the event in #Barrancabermeja on the opening of a new macro case 008 of @JEP_Colombia in #Colombia...
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