Delivering the letter to the CRCC office in Ottawa, March 22. An open letter to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) is calling for a suspension of Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) deployments during the CRCC’s systemic review of the controversial RCMP unit. The letter comes from a coalition of impacted Read more…
On Sunday April 2 at 1 pm ET, PBI-Canada will be co-hosting a webinar to encourage applications for field volunteers. The webinar will feature Romina (Argentina) and Valentina (Italy) from PBI-Honduras and Maria (Chile) and Laura (Spain) from PBI-Guatemala. The webinar will have Spanish-English translation. People are already registering from Read more…
On March 22, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “#26 years after #OperationGenesis and 10 years after the sentence of the @CorteIDH [the Inter-American Court of Human Rights], the State carries out an act of forgiveness in #Cacarica before ethnic communities, victims #Cavida [the Community of Self-Determination, Life, and Dignity of Cacarica] and #Clamores Read more…
Photo by Steve Mongeau/APTN. On March 20, Justice Paul Sweeny released his ruling on the costs associated with the 1492 Land Back Lane occupation and ordered Mohawk land defender Skyler Williams to pay Haldimand $13,000 and Foxgate Developments Inc. $60,000. Justice Sweeny ruled: “The unsuccessful litigant must have a bona fide Read more…
On March 22, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “Today, International Water Day PBI accompanied the @fpdtampt [the People’s Front in Defence of Land and Water] in the March against the Dispossession of Water and for the Right to Life, No to Militarization! We join the call to respect and defend natural resources against Read more…
On March 22, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “Today is International Water Day, yesterday we accompanied @Cehprodechn [the Honduran Centre for the Promotion of Community Development] in the community of Sazagua, La Paz, affected by the construction of two hydroelectric dams. We highlight the work of communities in defense of the environment and Read more…
Photo: C-IRG deployment on Wet’suwet’en territory, November 2021. An open letter to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) is calling for a suspension of Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) deployments during the CRCC’s systemic review of the controversial RCMP unit. The letter comes from a coalition of impacted communities, lawyers, Read more…
Photo: PBI-Colombia accompanied NOMADESC in its work of monitoring and verifying human rights violations during the National Strike, May 19, 2021. PBI-Colombia accompanied organizations including the Association for Research and Social Action (NOMADESC) and Committee for Solidarity with Political Prisoners (CSPP) are seeking an end to the impunity for human Read more…
On March 20, PBI-Guatemala posted: “#PBI accompanies to the Human Rights Law Firm at the trial of oral and public debate, in the conclusion phase, of the case of the defender of the Cahabón River Bernardo Caal Xol. In their conclusions, the Public Ministry MP and the Prosecutor’s Office requested Read more…
Photo: “RCMP arresting old-growth activists [in May 2021] at the Caycuse blockade [in the Fairy Creek watershed] demonstrated a higher level of force than earlier in the week. Screen grab courtesy of the Rainforest Flying Squad video.” The Canadian Press reports: “The B.C. RCMP will not respect a ban from Read more…