Photo by CCAJAR. On May 11, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “@CorteIDH [the Inter-American Court of Human Rights] calls #Colombia to judge surveillance and illegal intelligence against human rights defenders @Ccajar whom we have accompanied since 1995. We express our deep admiration and solidarity for their tireless work in defense of human rights Read more…
Please join us on Tuesday May 31 at 2:30 pm ET for our next webinar: Canadian arms exports and the militarization of territory. On the eve of the Canada’s largest arms show, CANSEC, happening in Ottawa (June 1-2), this webinar will build awareness about the business of Canadian arms exports Read more…
On May 11, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies Nunca Pares to the unilateral hearing at the Public Ministry in its demand for justice for the sexual violations suffered by several students in January 2020. According to the group’s complaint, these violations were committed by members of the ‘Honorable Strike Committee de Read more…
On May 11, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies Justino Xollin, defender of nature and member of UVOC during the second day of debate in the sentencing hearing. The defender is accused of cutting down trees and depredation of natural resources. To learn more about Justino and the struggle of his La Read more…
May is Leave a Legacy Month and an opportunity for us to thank the donors who have chosen to leave a gift in their will to PBI-Canada. We have received four bequests over the past three years and see those gifts as a poignant reflection of the individual’s commitment to Read more…
On May 11, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI observes the campesina (peasant) march for peace convened by social organizations in Cobán, Alta Verapaz.” The Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA) also tweeted: “Indigenous Q’eqchi’ communities carry out a peaceful demonstration to denounce the criminalization, persecution generated by the landed oligarchy in complicity Read more…
On May 11, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “PBI accompanies the LGBT Rainbow Association of Honduras during the public pronouncement in which the State of Honduras acknowledged its responsibility in the transfemicide of Vicky Hernández.” In June 2021, The Guardian reported: “In a landmark ruling for transgender rights, the Honduras government has been Read more…
On April 23, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “PBI accompanies the end of the Caravan for Water and Life, on April 23 and 24, in the Nahuatl community of Cuentepec, in Morelos. It is the outcome of a month of articulation of struggles in defense of land, territory and the environment in 9 Read more…
On September 17, 2021, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “PBI accompanied the Asociación LGTB Arcoiris at the forum on the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that declared the State of Honduras responsible for the death of Vicky Hernandez, trans woman activist after the coup in 2009. The event focuses on Read more…
Photo: Will George Peace Brigades International-Canada is drawing the attention of the international community to the imprisonment of Tsleil-Waututh land defender Will George. The Times Colonist newspaper reports: “Cries of ‘Shame on Canada’ and accusations of racism echoed through Vancouver’s Law Courts [on Tuesday] May 10 as an Indigenous protester Read more…