El 7 de marzo, Volker Türk, Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, presentó informes sobre las actividades de su Oficina en Colombia, Guatemala y Honduras. Su declaración completa puede leerse aquí. Esta declaración de la ONU resume: Colombia “El Sr. Türk dijo con respecto a Colombia, Read more…
On March 7, Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented reports on the activities of his Office in Colombia, Guatemala, and Honduras. His full statement can be read here. This UN statement summarizes: Colombia “Mr. Türk said regarding Colombia, he visited the country in January and Read more…
On March 6, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “We accompany @Justiciaypazcol in the dignified delivery of the remains of Isaac Tuberquia, assassinated in 1997 by paramilitaries and the Public Force #Curvaradó In 2020, the Tuberquia family, who had been displaced, returned to the region and began searching for their loved one.” They add: Read more…
On March 6, PBI-Guatemala posted: “#PBI accompanies Bernardo Caal Xol to the debate of the Maestro case in which he is accused of misappropriation of salary during a union leave. The hearing was scheduled at the request of the MP [Public Ministry] and the plaintiff PGN [the Office of the Read more…
Fotografía de la Red de Solidaridad con la Injusticia Minera (MISN). Este comunicado de prensa señala: “Utilizando largos trozos de tela azul, los activistas interrumpieron ayer [domingo 5 de marzo] la mayor convención minera del mundo en Toronto para llamar la atención sobre el historial de la industria de dañar Read more…
On March 5, PBI-Guatemala posted: “#PBI accompanies the Peaceful Resistance La Puya on its eleventh anniversary (02 March 2023) for the struggle against mining exploitation that affects the territory and the health of the inhabitants, under the slogan “Taking care of the environment we take care of the lives of Read more…
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) have written to Colombian President Gustavo Petro about the recent killing of two members Read more…
Photo: A team of investigators on Wednesday catalogued the bodies of people reportedly killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine. Photo by Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times. February 24th marked the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. CBC now reports: “A team of journalists from the Read more…
Fredy Peccerelli, the director and co-founder of the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG), is making the link between genocide against Indigenous peoples in his country and the territories known as Canada. Peccerelli was born in Guatemala but had to flee to the United States in 1980 when he was Read more…
Photo: Rally in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders, Ottawa, February 2020. Vancouver Sun columnist Ian Mulgrew writes: “In November, [British Columbia premier David] Eby was courting voters with billions of their own money, tossing $230 million to the RCMP to increase manpower and resources. Meanwhile, [Public Safety minister Mike] Farnworth Read more…