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Arrest of Palestinian solidarity activists in Ottawa raises concerns about repression of protests against weapons companies

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The Ottawa Citizen reports: “Ottawa police have arrested four pro-Palestinian protesters for allegedly blocking a downtown street during a demonstration on .” The article quotes...

PBI-United Kingdom report: “human rights defenders need a UK law on mandatory due diligence”

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Our colleagues at Peace Brigades International-United Kingdom have produced a 40-page investigative report titled: The Case For Change: Why human rights defenders need a...

PBI-Canada attends PBI General Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal

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Peace Brigades International-Canada attended the Peace Brigades International General Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal this past November 11-13. The assembly brought together 35+ people to discuss...

UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor calls for a strengthening of the CORE to provide redress for human rights defenders

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Photo: PBI-Canada meets with Mary Lawlor and Michael Phoenix, her Head of Research and Campaigns, in Ottawa, June 26, 2024. On February 5, The Globe...

Protest draws attention to Canadian company producing vital component for F-35 warplanes implicated in violations of human rights in Gaza

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On November 16 a protest took place outside the Gastops head office on  Polytek Street in Ottawa. The protest was part of an Arms...

As the “usual suspects” dominate COP29, is there hope COP30 can help protect environmental defenders?

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Photo from Governo do Pará, Brasil. More than 65,000 people are now attending the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) 29 Climate conference in Baku,...

As COP29 approaches in Baku, at least 1,500 land and environmental defenders have been killed since COP21

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Photo from The Guardian by Sergei Grits/AP. On September 10, 2024, Global Witness highlighted: “At least 1,500 defenders have been killed since the adoption of...

PBI-Mexico accompanies Indigenous water defender Alejandro Torres Chocolatl during Embassy of Finland visit to Puebla

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PBI-Mexico has posted: “This week we accompanied Alejandro Torres from the Peoples’ Front in Defence of Land and Water-Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala with the Embassy of...

PBI-Honduras visits Garifuna community of Nueva Armenia following police violence after recovery project

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PBI-Honduras has posted: “Together with Peace Brigades International-Canada we visited the Garifuna community of Nueva Armenia (Atlántida). Members of OFRANEH-Garifuna/Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras shared...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Human Rights Law Firm at hearing related to the ongoing CREOMPAZ/Military Zone 21 case

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PBI-Guatemala has posted: “On Monday , #PBI accompanies the Human Rights Law Firm at the Public Hearing requested by the lawyer Moisés Galindo, who defends...
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