Photo: Protest against the CANSEC arms show in Ottawa, May 29, 2024. The 2023 Exports of Military goods and technology report released by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) on May 31 notes that Canada exported $30,641,495.83 in “military goods” to Israel through 348 “utilized permits”. Of the twelve Export Control List Read more…
The People’s University UBC [University of British Columbia] has posted on Instagram: “The administration would rather bring paramilitary police to surveillance and intimidate students- putting Indigenous and marginalized students, faculty, staff, and community members at risk- rather than meeting our demands.” Their post adds: “WE CALL ON THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT Read more…
Image from video for the report. Front Line Defenders reports: “In 2023, the HRD Memorial documented the killings of 300 HRDs in 28 countries” including 142 in Colombia, 30 in Mexico, 19 in Honduras and 6 in Guatemala where Peace Brigades International accompanies defenders. Among their findings: – “Indigenous peoples’ Read more…
Photo: Members of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights will be visiting Colombia this coming July 29 to August 9. Their announcement notes: “During its visit to Colombia, the Working Group will examine business and human rights issues Read more…
Peace Brigades International-Canada has signed this statement calling for an arms embargo on Israel that, in part, says: “As the catastrophe wrought by Israel’s continued assault on Gaza grows, Canadian civil society organizations across multiple sectors are calling on the Canadian government to immediately suspend all trade in arms and Read more…
The United Nations COP16 Biodiversity conference will take place this coming October 21 to November 1 in Cali, Colombia. Shortly afterwards, the UN COP29 Climate conference will take place November 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. A year after that, COP30 will take place November 10-21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil. Global Witness Read more…
Photo by Brandi Morin: “RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] liaison officers were at the traditional camp set up by the Woodland Cree Nation at an Obsidian Energy oil & gas lease road earlier today [May 11].” We have been following the social media posts and now this article in IndigiNews Read more…
PBI-Mexico has posted: “#CALL | Are you interested in the international accompaniment of people defending #Human Rights? Be a part of our field team! We receive applications until June 3, 2024. See the call: here” Key dates in the application and selection process: Application and references: May 6-June 3 Interviews: Read more…
On May 10, PBI-Guatemala posted: “On Monday #PBI accompanied a member of the Council of Communities of Retalhuleu (CCR) in the capital, in order to denounce before various protection institutions the threats they are suffering in relation to the defence of the territory and the struggle against large shrimp industries. Read more…
PBI-Honduras has posted: “Last week we visited @Arcah_hn [the Honduran Alternative for Community and Environmental Vindication] in Aldea Loarque. The community denounced the contamination of the Choluteca River that has affected their health. PBI is concerned about the health of the population and emphasises the organisation’s defence of the environment.” Read more…