The CANSEC arms show took place at the EY Centre in Ottawa this past May 31 to June 1. Rheinmetall AG, the German arms manufacturer founded in Düsseldorf in 1889, was one of the exhibitors at this annual event. While the vehicles and equipment to be displayed at the arms Read more…
Amnesty International has published an Open Letter to the Heads of State of American States on the Occasion of the 53rd Regular Session of the General Assembly of the OAS. The 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) is taking place June 21 to 23 in Washington, Read more…
Last month, on Thursday May 4, a PBI-Canada delegation met with the community of “15 de febrero” on the South Coast of Guatemala. They told us that they had been looking for land since 2013. On February 15, 2018, they officially received land through the Fundo del Tierras (Land Fund), Read more…
Photo: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg at a protest at the pre-COP28 climate change conference in Bonn, Germany on June 12, 2023. The United Nations COP28 climate change conference will take place from November 30 to December 12, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). COPs oversee deepening climate crisis The Read more…
“We want to live free on our lands, without the constant threat of violence by C-IRG, who are illegally occupying Gidimt’en territory.” – Wet’suwet’en land defender Sleydo’. Video: Sleydo’ and Gitxsan land defender Shaylynn Sampson arrested at gunpoint by RCMP C-IRG officers on Wet’suwet’en territory on November 19, 2021. Canada Read more…
Photo: Water defender Óscar Oquelí Domínguez Ramos was murdered on June 15, 2023. On June 15, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “ALERT: PBI Honduras is concerned about the murder of Oqueli Domínguez, brother of the renowned #Guapinol river defender Reynaldo Domínguez. We show solidarity with the family for this painful event.” The Spanish Read more…
On Friday June 16, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’moks spoke in London, United Kingdom at the “Antimilitarist Roots: Nonviolent resistance for a world in crisis” conference organized by War Resisters’ International. Among the comments he made there during his speech: “We’re fighting a multi-billion-dollar project. Coastal GasLink pipeline which is owned Read more…
Photo: A truck donated to/purchased by the Honduran Ministry of Health from Canada is used to transport soldiers in June 2019. What is the relationship between Canada, the CANSEC weapons show in Ottawa and the arming of state repression against the LGBTQI+ community in Honduras? The lack of transparency and Read more…
Photo: The ESMAD riot police. The government of President Gustavo Petro has changed the name of the controversial ESMAD police unit to UNDMO. The Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (ESMAD) is now the Dialogue and Order Maintenance Unit (UNDMO). Three PBI-Colombia accompanied organizations – the Committee of Solidarity with Political Prisoners (CSPP), Read more…
Video by Russ Diabo. Canada Post has honoured Indigenous leader George Manuel (1921-1989) with a commemorative postage stamp. Canada Post Magazine explains: “A strong-willed political leader and a champion of his people, George Manuel worked tirelessly to improve the social, economic and political conditions of First Nations people in Canada. Read more…