Yearly Archives: 2023

UN Special Rapporteur expresses concern about criminalization of Indigenous human rights defenders in Canada

Photo: UN Special Rapporteur José Francisco Calí Tzay The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Calí Tzay, has concluded...

Gitxsan hereditary chiefs ban the RCMP’s “community-industry response group” (CIRG) from their territories

Photo: Gitxsan hereditary chiefs, matriarchs and elders, November 2021. The Terrace Standard reports: “Gitxsan hereditary chiefs issued a notice this week prohibiting the RCMP’s ‘militarized...

PBI-Colombia accompanies CREDHOS and FEDEPESAN on verification visit to the caño San Silvestre

On March 9, CREDHOS tweeted: “#CREDHOS accompanied #FEDEPESAN on a visit to verify the events that occurred in the San Silvestre caño , in...

PBI-Mexico accompanies the International Women’s Day march in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua

On March 9, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “Yesterday #8M , PBI accompanied the women of #CiudadJuárez in the march for #InternationalWomensDay. The women are demanding justice, fair treatment...

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) to conduct a “systemic investigation” on the RCMP’s “community-industry response group”

Photo: RCMP Chief Superintendent John Brewer became the C-IRG's gold commander in 2021. He was the silver commander in charge of operations when the...

PBI-Colombia accompanies Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation on advocacy visit to Washington, DC

On March 8, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “We accompany @nydia_erika to Washington due to the serious situation of impunity for forced disappearance in Colombia and to...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Human Rights Law Firm at pre-trial evidentiary hearing in the Military Diary Case

On March 8, PBI-Guatemala posted: “#PBI accompanies the Human Rights Law Firm to the pre-trial evidentiary hearing against all those accused in the #MilitaryDiaryCase. The...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Peaceful Resistance of Cahabón as Q’eqchi’ defenders receive threats for defending territory and rivers

On March 8, PBI-Guatemala posted: “#PBI accompanies to the Peaceful Resistance of Cahabón visiting Q'eqchi' defenders who receive threats for defending their territory and rivers.” The...

PBI comments at the UN in Geneva on the report by the UN High Commissioner on Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras

On March 8, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “We appreciate the reports from Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia; and we regret the persistence of attacks against defenders in the...

Naskapi land defender Napess Vollant: “If we lose this fight, we lose everything”

Photo: Naskapi land defender Napess Vollant says: "I am ready to get arrested for it and a lot of my friends are as well.”...
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