Monthly Archives: June, 2023

Rheinmetall displays Mission Master “autonomous unmanned ground vehicle” at CANSEC arms show in Ottawa

The CANSEC arms show took place at the EY Centre in Ottawa this past May 31 to June 1. Rheinmetall AG, the German arms...

Amnesty International notes continuous surveillance and criminalization of Wet’suwe’ten land defenders in letter to OAS General Assembly

Amnesty International has published an Open Letter to the Heads of State of American States on the Occasion of the 53rd Regular Session of...

Climate change and agro-industry water-grabbing places the campesino community of “15 de febrero” at risk of eviction

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...

“Global stocktake” at COP28 climate summit should address continued risks faced by frontline environmental defenders

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...

The RCMP C-IRG is inconsistent with Canada’s stated priorities in its bid for a seat at the UN Human Rights Council

“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...

PBI-Honduras concerned by the murder of Guapinol water defender Oqueli Domínguez who resisted the Los Pinares iron oxide mine

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...

Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’moks speaks about the C-IRG at War Resisters’ International conference in the UK

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”...

Canada, the CANSEC weapons show in Ottawa and the arming of repression against the LGBTQI+ community in Honduras

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...

PBI-Colombia accompanied organizations comment on the ESMAD riot police now being called the UNDMO

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...

“We don’t need your RCMP!”: Indigenous leader George Manuel honoured with Canada Post commemorative stamp

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...
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