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Palestinian environmental defender Abeer Butmeh calls for “global energy embargo against Israel” at COP29

As the UN COP29 climate conference concludes, Peace Brigades International turns its attention to COP30 in Brazil

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

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

PBI-Canada attends PBI General Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal

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

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

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

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

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