On March 5, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted that Javier Martinez Hernandez, the legal coordinator for the Saltillo Migrant Shelter, and Lena Weber, the PBI-Mexico advocacy coordinator, “went to immigration court [in San Antonio, Texas] to observe asylum seeker hearings under the MPP-Migrant Protection Protocols program.” What is the Read more…
On March 9, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “We share photos of yesterday’s march for International Women’s Day in which women and girls were commemorated, victims of multiple violence, and the 56 girls, victims of the burning of the Virgen de la Asunción State Home.” Femicide in Guatemala The Read more…
On March 4, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on the report made by UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Michel Forst on his November 20-December 3, 2018 visit to Colombia. Forst’s report can be Read more…
Manuel Pérez-Rocha is an Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) in Washington, DC and an Associate of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. The Washington Post has reported that US officials apprehended or deemed ‘inadmissible’ 36,679 migrants at the US-Mexico border in January 2020. The New York Times Read more…
On March 8, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project posted, “Today, on #iwd2020, the WHRD Toolkit Organizers celebrated International Women’s Day in Mathare with an #EachforEqual dialogue.” “We talked about feminism, youth and politics, culture and religion, and the law and your rights. What does #EachforEqual mean to you?” PBI-Kenya adds, Read more…
On March 8, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted that it had accompanied the #8M International Women’s Day march in Chihuahua. PBI-Mexico adds, “According to data from the Women’s Human Rights Centre, during 2019, 219 women were killed in the state, which Chihuahua ranks third in cases of sexual abuse Read more…
On this International Women’s Day, Peace Brigades International highlights one of the women human rights defenders we accompany. Sandra Alarcon is a 25-year-old human rights lawyer working for the Human Rights Centre of Montaña de Tlachinolan in Mexico. PBI-Mexico has noted, “Tlachinollan works to defend and protect the collective rights Read more…
Peace Brigades International is hosting meetings in San Antonio, Austin and Washington for Javier Martinez Hernandez, the legal coordinator of the Saltillo Migrant Shelter. Javier and Lena Weber, the PBI-Mexico advocacy coordinator, will then be in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal from March 14-18. A key issue of their visit will Read more…
On March 6, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu made this presentation to the 43rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva: “Madame President, PBI notes with concern the ongoing attacks against persons who defend the land and the environment in Mexico. In particular we would like Read more…
On March 6, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on their Facebook page, “Last week the Olopa Resistance celebrated its first anniversary of the installation of a sit-in on the road to the mine.” PBI-Guatemala continues, “This short video tells about the struggle of the Peaceful Resistance of Olopa, accompanied Read more…