Monthly Archives: January, 2023

PBI-Guatemala accompanies family of Luz Leticia Hernandez at hearing 40 years after her forced disappearance

On January 10, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI Guatemala accompanies the family of Luz Leticia Hernandez to the hearing of the first statement of Juan Francisco Cifuentes...

National Defence says “planned capture of emissions” will lower environmental impact of F-35 fighter-bombers

Photo: An F-35A flies past the CN Tower, September 2021. On January 9, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced at a virtual media conference that Canada...

Defence Minister Anand spins the jobs argument for F-35 fighter-bombers, but do the numbers add up?

Photo by Koozma J. Tarasoff; January 7, 2023. The Department of National Defence has now acknowledged that the lifecycle cost of Canada's new fleet of...

Climate activists challenge expansion of Garzweiler open-pit coal mine by RBC-financed RWE in Lützerath, Germany

Video by Ende Gelände #LütziBleibt. The Associated Press reports: “Several hundred climate activists tried Tuesday to prevent heavy machinery from reaching an abandoned village...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Human Rights Law Firm at hearing for former police officer accused in #CasoDiarioMilitar crimes

On January 9, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the Human Rights Law Firm (BDH) to the hearing to review substitute measures for Manfred Orlando Perez Lorenzo,...

How have the Conservatives, NDP and Greens responded to the Liberal decision to spend $70 billion on F-35 fighter-bombers?

Photo: The No Fighter Jets coalition mobilized for a January 6-8 weekend of action that called on Members of Parliament to #DropTheF35Deal. On January 9,...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies lawyer Edgar Pérez at trial of state officials and police in the deaths of young women at shelter fire

On January 9, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI Guatemala accompanies the Human Rights Law Firm to the hearing of the start of the debate of the Safe...

Canadian officials acknowledge lifecycle cost for 88 F-35 warplanes will be around $70 billion

Activists gathered on Parliament Hill on Saturday January 7 to reject Canada spending billions of dollars on new warplanes. On Sunday January 8, the Government...

What role does Export Development Canada play in promoting extractivism in Colombia?

How much financing does Export Development Canada (EDC) provide to Canadian oil and gas corporations operating in Colombia? What does that money specifically support?...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Human Rights Law Firm (BDH) at hearing for former Army specialist accused in #CasoDiarioMilitar

On January 6, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the Human Rights Law Firm at the hearing in the #CasoDiarioMilitar for the review of coercive measures against...
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