Yearly Archives: 2023

Earthworks analyst Patricia Rodríguez: “Social movements might soon win a huge legislative victory prohibiting fracking”

Photo: On June 28, 2022, the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS), PBI-Colombia and PBI-Canada visited the community of Puerto Wilches...

PBI-Guatemala seeks field volunteers, the deadline to apply is April 9

The PBI-Guatemala Project is seeking field volunteers. They have posted on Facebook: Do you want to volunteer with human rights organizations in Guatemala? 📌We are open for...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Human Rights Law Firm at hearing on “safe home” fire that killed 41 and injured 15 girls and adolescents

On February 7, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Today, #PBI accompanies the Human Rights Law Firm to the hearing of the #HogarSeguroCase. However, for the fourth time in...

PBI-Honduras visits community of Nueva Esperanza after their violent eviction and the destruction of their homes and crops

On February 7, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “Last week we visited the community of Nueva Esperanza, El Eden, Comayagua, after being violently evicted. Their houses, belongings and...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies the mass for the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya at their ongoing El Tambor mine protest

On February 6, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Yesterday, #PBI accompanied the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya at mass at the encampment.” Background On March 2, 2012, residents from San...

PBI-Honduras accompanies COPINH on visit to Rio Blanco; court hearing in assassination attempt against COPINH member

On February 6, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “Today we will closely follow the conclusion hearing in the case of Allan García, a member of @COPINHHONDURAS and...

PBI-Kenya and Police Reforms Working Group comment on sentencing of police officers in extrajudicial killings

Photo: Human rights lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri were killed by police in June 2016. The Guardian reports:...

Cree land defender sets up tipi on the route of the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline project

Photo: Cree land defender Khursten Bullock. Photo by Aaron Hemens. IndigiNews reports on Cree land defender Khursten Bullock from Treaty 7 territory in the province...

PBI-Mexico meets with Cerezo Committee who share their analysis of the situation for human rights defenders in Mexico

On February 3, PBI-Mexico posted: “From PBI we want to thank the willingness of the Cerezo Committee to share spaces with us, its analysis of...

RCMP declines to comment on Minister’s direction on tear gas and rubber bullets; C-IRG violence remains unaddressed

Photo: The RCMP says “OC spray was deployed when the crowd failed to comply with police directions” at the Ada’itsx (Fairy Creek) blockade...
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