As Christmas approaches for many people, we revisit this story told by Ivan Madero of the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS). In this 2-minute video Ivan explains the intensity of the security situation in the city of Barrancabermeja, Santander in 1995. So much so that he explains Read more…
On December 21, PBI-Honduras posted: “We accompanied the campesina (peasant) base Agua Blanca Sur, affiliated with the @Cntc Progreso [National Union of Rural Workers], in a community meeting held at the Community Center. This one, like other campesina bases in Yoro Department, has suffered several evictions in recent months. We Read more…
Photo: Wet’suwet’en land defender Molly Wickham, Gitxsan land defender Shay Lynn Sampson, Haudenosaunee land defender Teka’tsihasere Corey Jocko. Peace Brigades International-Canada will be following the trial of three land defenders starting on January 8 and concluding on January 19. CBC has reported: “The trial for Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, Shay Lynn Read more…
On December 20, PBI-Colombia posted: “We accompany @Justiciaypazcol [Justice and Peace] in the significant return of the Wounaan Community of Santa Rosa de Guayacán to its territory after two years of forced displacement. It is important to guarantee all security and protection measures so that the community can remain in Read more…
On December 20, PBI-Guatemala posted: “#PBI accompanies community journalist Maya Kaqchikel Norma Sancir in continuation of oral and public debate over her 2014 arbitrary arrest by 5 policemen charged in the case. On this occasion the listing of documentary evidence was presented by both sides, and a new evidence was Read more…
PBI-Mexico has posted: “From PBI we express our concern for the physical and psychological harassment presented against the member of the Peoples Front Morelos Puebla Tlaxcala communicator and human rights defender, Miryam Vargas Teutle, while performing her work of informing and documenting the territorial conflicts of the communities of San Read more…
Photo: Ojibwe water protector Tara Houska locked on to construction equipment at a Mountain Valley Pipeline site, October 16, 2023. The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a 482 kilometre (300 mile) pipeline being built across West Virigina and Virginia to transport fracked gas. WGL Midstream, a subsidiary of Calgary-based AltaGas, Read more…
Facebook post by Maya Q’eqchi’ journalist Carlos Ernesto Choc on the Fishermen’s Guild and Maya Q’eqchi’ Ancestral Council commenting on the IACHR (CIDH) ruling. Common Dreams reports: “The IACHR found that Guatemala’s government violated the Q’eqchi’s rights to property and consultation when it permitted the Canadian company Hudbay to develop Read more…
Photo: MQ-9A Reaper drone. The CBC reports: “A fleet of 11 MQ-9 Reaper drones, built by U.S. defence contractor General Atomics, will be purchased in a $2.49 billion package, Liberal MPs announced Tuesday [December 19] on behalf of Defence Minister Bill Blair.” The article adds: “Unlike other recent purchases for Read more…
PBI-Canada tweet. On Monday December 18, we shared on social media a photo of an Israeli helicopter firing a missile while flying over northern Gaza the previous day. The photo in the CBC News article is by Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images. We highlighted that there are Canadian parts in Apache helicopters. Read more…