Yearly Archives: 2025

PBI-Colombia accompanies Nomadesc at commemorations of the National Strike of 2021 and the demand for a Truth Commission

On April 28, PBI-Colombia posted on social media: “Four years after the social outbreak in Colombia, human rights organizations continue to demand truth, justice and...

What are the implications of the Canadian election for land and water protectors?

Video still: Prime Minister Mark Carney on election night. As of today, the morning after the April 28 federal election in Canada, it appears that...

Mexican environmental defender Suástegui Muñoz who opposed the CFE La Parota dam and challenged the Navy-backed Maribús project is killed

The Tlachinollan Human Rights Centre has posted on social media: “After Marco Antonio Suástegui Muñoz, historical leader of CECOP, was attacked by a gunman...

PBI-Colombia accompanies CAHUCOPANA at assembly with ADESAN, ASOMEPABA, AMUSUNASB and municipalities

The Humanitarian Action Corporation for Coexistence and Peace in Northeast Antioquia (CAHUCOPANA) has posted on social media: “Barrancabermeja, Santander Peace is built with communities! We unite in...

Canada participates in Balikatan exercise despite Philippine military implicated in killings of environmental defenders

PBI-Canada photo: Protest in Ottawa against Balikatan. “Balikatan” is an annual military training exercise held by the Philippines and the United States. This year...

Gitanyow sustainability director Tara Marsden warns Blackstone-backed PRGT pipeline would accelerate climate change

Photo: Tara Marsden, sustainability director for the Gitanyow hereditary chiefs. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC). The CBC reports: “Tara Marsden, sustainability director for the Gitanyow hereditary chiefs, worries...

UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor: “Canadian extractive mining companies are putting defenders at risk all over the world”

On April 11, Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, posted on social media: “At #HRC58 I welcomed #Canada’s...

PBI-Honduras accompanied Indigenous COPINH water protectors demand justice for the Palestinian people

The PBI-Honduras accompanied Civic Council of Grassroots and Indigenous Organisations in Honduras (COPINH) has posted on social media: “On World Earth Day, we cannot ignore...

PBI-Colombia tells DW that Colombia is unsafe for rights defenders as European Commission lists Colombia as a “safe country”

Photo: The western face of the European Parliament towards the Place du Luxembourg in Brussels, Belgium. The Bonn, Germany-based news agency Deutsche Welle (DW) reports...

PBI-Guatemala accompanies Indigenous Ch’orti’ communities as they defend water and territory from mining, coffee production

On April 24, PBI-Guatemala posted: “For #WaterDay yesterday PBI accompanies the Indigenous Community of San Francisco Quezaltepeque and the Maya Ch’orti’ Indigenous Council of Olopa...
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