Photo: “A Manitoba judge extended an injunction ordering protesters opposed to a planned development in the Lemay Forest not to block access to the site.” (CBC, January 6, 2025) On January 8, APTN News reported: “Land defenders opposing tree removal in the Lemay Forest will not vacate an entry point Read more…
In these last few hours before the new year, we ask that you donate to help make possible our efforts to improve the security situation for human rights defenders in Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia. This includes six webinars to amplify the voices of these defenders to the world, encourage Read more…
Dramatic Video Shows Militarized Canadian Police Raid Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders & Journalists (Democracy Now!, November 24, 2021). The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP has released its Annual Report 2023-2024. On page 8, the CRCC provides its first formal public communication on the status of the investigation into the Read more…
Photo: Gitanyow Simgiget (Hereditary Chiefs) burn a “benefits agreement” on the PRGT pipeline as they close their territories to all traffic related to the megaproject, August 22, 2024. The National Observer reports that the fate of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline is now in limbo after its decade-old Read more…
The Ottawa Citizen reports: “Ottawa police have arrested four pro-Palestinian protesters for allegedly blocking a downtown street during a demonstration on [the evening of Monday November 18].” The article quotes Sarah Abdul-Karim, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement, who said: “We didn’t do anything different from what we do Read more…
Photo: PBI-Canada meets with Mary Lawlor and Michael Phoenix, her Head of Research and Campaigns, in Ottawa, June 26, 2024. On February 5, The Globe and Mail reported: “Starting this year, over a six-month period, the government said it will assess the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise’s ‘effectiveness and progress Read more…
Video by Michael Toledano of RCMP C-IRG arresting environmental human rights defenders, November 2021. The Guardian now reports: “More than 80% of countries have failed to submit plans to meet a UN agreement to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, new analysis has found. …Countries committed to submit their plans Read more…
Photo from Cinema Politica. The frontline documentary FAIRY CREEK will premiere in Toronto at the Planet in Focus Film Festival on October 17. Details about that screening can be found here. That web-page notes there will be “a post screening live Q&A with the Director Jen Muranetz and Director of Read more…
Video of presentation and debate (starting at 8:04). The Squamish Reporter reports: “Spencer Fitschen and Maryam Adrangi of the Rising Tide Squamish appeared before the council [on September 24] to present a motion to the Squamish council, calling for a formal rejection of the [Royal Canadian Mounted Police/RCMP] Critical Response Read more…
Photo: Ivonne Ramos, Hortencia Zhagüi, Rachel Lim (Amnesty International), Louise Casselman (Public Service Alliance of Canada/PSAC), Zenaida Yasacama and Fanny Kaekat at public forum in Ottawa, October 3, 2024. Photo by Laura Avalos (PSAC). CBC News reports: “Indigenous women from Ecuador are in Ottawa this week raising concerns a proposed Read more…