PBI-Guatemala photo (April 18, 2016): “We observe the press conference convened by the Molina Theissen family seeking justice for the forced disappearance of Marco Antonio Molina Theissen and the illegal detention, torture and rape suffered by his sister Emma at the hands of the Guatemalan army.” The Associated Press reports: Read more…
Photo: Pacheedaht Elder Bill Jones and land defenders at the Ada’itsx / Fairy Creek Blockade. Photo from the Fairy Creek Blockade Facebook page. On June 2, the Government of British Columbia announced that it had “approved a legal order to extend the deferral of old-growth harvesting in the Fairy Creek Read more…
Photo: In 2015-16, Montreal-based Bell Helicopter sold 15 407GXP helicopters to the Mexican Air Force. They are stationed in Zapopan, Jalisco. In 2020, Canada exported $12,295,751.38 of category 2-10 aircraft-related “military goods” to Mexico. Over the last five years (2018 to 2022), Canada has exported at least $19.86 million in Read more…
On May 30, PBI-Guatemala posted on their Facebook page: “PBI accompanies the 4 people criminalized from the Council of Communities of Retalhuleu for defending the right to water. Today a sentence of complete acquittal was issued for the 4 defenders in the absence of elements that can first establish a Read more…
On Friday June 9, Michelaine Lahaie, the chair of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC), presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) on Bill C-20. In short, Bill C-20 proposes to replace the existing CRCC that reviews complaints against the Royal Read more…
Video: The C-IRG on Wet’suwet’en territory, November 2021. On March 9, the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) issued a media release that stated it had “initiated a systemic investigation into the activities and operations of the RCMP “E” Division Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG).” The CRCC is an independent agency Read more…
Photo from Collectif Mashk Assi Facebook page. Indigenous land defenders are expected to continue blockades this summer on Innu Nitassinan territory (south of Lake Kénogami) and Atikamekw Nitaskinan territory (near La Tuque and Manawan). This area is located about 465 kilometres north-east of Ottawa. The independent news source Pivot reports (in Read more…
Photo: The RCMP arrested a member of the We, the Secwépemc Unity Camp at a Trans Mountain pipeline construction site in Kamloops on October 15, 2020. Two years ago, the Environmental Defence report PAYING POLLUTERS highlighted: “A particularly egregious form of fossil fuel subsidy are investments made into policing Indigenous land defenders Read more…
On June 5, Secwepemc land defender Kanahus Manuel was acquitted of “breach of condition” charges related to her opposition to the Trans Mountain expansion (TMX) pipeline project being built on her territory in northern British Columbia. In this video, Manuel notes that she has been criminalized for upholding Secwepemc law Read more…
Photo: The UAE Ministry of Defence delegation at CANSEC in 2019. On May 31, the same day that 100+ activists worked to blockade the annual CANSEC arms show in Ottawa, Global Affairs Canada released its report on the export of Canadian “military goods” for 2022. That report showed that Canada Read more…