PBI-Mexico has posted: “We are deeply shocked by the murder of Father Marcelo. We condemn his murder, call for a thorough investigation into this crime, and recall the Mexican State’s obligation to protect human rights defenders.” In July 2022, PBI-Mexico joined with other organizations to “urge the federal government to Read more…
In its 2001 annual review, Peace Brigades International noted: “The situation of human rights defenders [in Mexico] worsened significantly after the 19 October assassination of internationally known human rights defender Digna Ochoa and death threats against other human rights defenders.” That PBI report further noted: “One of the cases that Digna Read more…
Video: Juliette De Rivero presents the main concerns about the situation of environmental defenders in Colombia ahead of COP16. The Spanish news agency EFE reports: “The COP16 [biodiversity summit] in Colombia [taking place October 21 to November 1] is ‘an opportunity to improve the protection of environmental defenders’, says the Read more…
On October 16, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Today #PBI accompanies the Board of Directors of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation -AJR- to the continuation of the oral and public debate of the #GenocidioIxil case. Today’s hearing consisted of the presentation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) of the first part of Read more…
PBI-Colombia has posted on Instagram: “We accompanied the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission (CIJP) in the ‘Meeting of Art, Sport, Peacebuilding, Territory and Youth’ in Ciudad Bolivar on 12 October. During the cultural day, the participants redefined the public space and planned a music and skateboarding exhibition as a way Read more…
PBI-Honduras has posted: “Today [October 17], we observed the press conference of Guapinol Despierta [Guapinol Wake Up] in front of the Organized Crime, Environment and Corruption Court in Tegucigalpa. 27 years after the murder of Carlos Escaleras, the Municipal Committee in Defence of the Commons and Public Goods [of Tocoa/CMDBCPT] Read more…
Photo: Agnès Callamard In advance of the COP16 Biodiversity conference that will take place this coming October 21 to November 1 in Cali, Colombia, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, has commented: “Environmental rights defenders and land protectors often risk their lives to protect our planet and its biodiversity. Delegations Read more…
Photo: María Eugenia Gabriel Ruiz of the Human Rights Solidarity Network (Red Solidaria DH) meets with UN Special Rapporteur Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, September 18, 2024. The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) reports that Peace Brigades International and other organizations co-hosted the Women Human Rights Advocacy Week (WHRD-AW) this past September Read more…
Video by Michael Toledano of RCMP C-IRG arresting environmental human rights defenders, November 2021. The Guardian now reports: “More than 80% of countries have failed to submit plans to meet a UN agreement to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, new analysis has found. …Countries committed to submit their plans Read more…
Photo: Ojibwe water protector Tara Houska, locked to machinery at a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite, October 16, 2023. In response to a tweet that says: “For Indigenous People’s Day [a holiday in the United States observed this year on October 14] how about we drop all charges on Indigenous Land Read more…