June 2024

PBI-Mexico accompanies the Forum on the Situation of Environmental Defenders on World Environment Day

PBI-Mexico has posted: “#WorldEnvironmentDay Today [June 5] we accompany the Forum on the Situation of Environmental Defenders: Challenges in the framework of World Environment Day together with @CEMDA [Mexican Centre for Environmental Law], @CDHZL [the “Zeferino Ladrillero” Human Rights Center] and @EspacioOSC [Space of Civil Society Organizations for the Protection Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Honduras accompanies LGTBI+ march on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

PBI-Honduras has posted: “Last Friday [May 17] we accompanied the LGTBI+ march in the framework of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. From PBI we show concern for the violence and discrimination that affect the day to day life of LGTBI+ people and we remember the importance Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

Prime Minister Trudeau speaks with Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum amidst human rights concerns

Photo: Claudia Sheinbaum. On Monday June 3, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Claudia Sheinbaum, the President-elect of Mexico. The read-out from the conversation between Trudeau and Sheinbaum notes: “They underscored the importance of growing our economies and delivering fairness for every generation through the Canada-United States-Mexico [“free trade”] Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

Global Affairs Canada report on military exports deepens concerns about the CANSEC arms show in Ottawa and human rights violations

While hundreds of people protesting the companies at CANSEC that sell weapons and technology that enable genocide, war crimes and repression encountered Ottawa Police Service officers with batons and truncheons, a cursory review of the countries that Canada sells “military goods and technology” to reveals substantial reason for concern on Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago