PBI-Colombia accompanies “Defender La Libertad” verification mission at International Women’s Day march in Bogotá

PBI-Colombia has posted on Instagram: “This past March 8, in the framework of International Women’s Day and the protest marches that took place in the capital [city of Bogota], we accompanied one of the Verification Commissions. Its objective is to guarantee the free exercise of the legitimate right to protest Read more

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PBI-Nicaragua accompanies the block of Nicaraguan migrant women at International Women’s Day march in Costa Rica

Photo: The banner says: “In Nicaragua there is a dictatorship we demand an end to the repression”. PBI-Nicaragua has posted on Instagram: “Another 8th of March in which Nicaraguan women cannot march in their country. For the past 7 years, Nicaraguan women refugees in Costa Rica, due to political persecution, Read more

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PBI-Guatemala observes IWD march, shares photo of poster in the Plaza de la Niñas of Luz Haydee Méndez Calderón

On March 8, PBI-Guatemala posted on Facebook: “Today, #PBI observes the march for the commemoration of #InternationalWomen’sDay. Different women’s groups showed their rejection and repudiation of hatred, discrimination, persecution, violence and decisions that violate the human rights of girls, adolescents, women and the LGBTIQ+ community. They also demanded the fulfillment Read more

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PBI-Honduras observes International Women’s Day (IWD) march in Tegucigalpa

On International Women’s Day, PBI-Honduras posted: “Today we observe the march within the framework of #8March. The organizations of #women demand a halt to the structural #violenceagainst #women, greater access to the PAE [the Emergency Contraceptive Pill or “morning-after pill”] and greater protection for #women #defenders of #humanrights From PBI, Read more

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Photo-journal of PBI-Canada visit with PBI-Honduras accompanied organizations, defenders and communities

First posted on November 1, 2024. Photo: PBI-Honduras and PBI-Canada stand beside the Guapinol River threatened by the Los Pinares megaproject, October 30. SUNDAY OCTOBER 27 PBI-Canada coordinator Brent Patterson arrives at Palmerola International Airport in Comayagua, a city located approximately 86 kilometres from Tegucigalpa. Photo: Palmerola airport. Contra Corriente Read more

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PBI-Canada hosts webinar on UN COP and Binding Treaty processes and the protection of environmental defenders

First posted on October 25, 2024. On October 24, Peace Brigades International-Canada held a webinar focused on the United Nations COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia, the upcoming negotiations in Geneva on the UN Binding Treaty on business and human rights, and the crucial protection needs of environmental defenders. Target 22 Read more

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Gitanyow and Gitxsan resistance to the PRGT pipeline continues as decision on fate of megaproject expected in March 2025

First posted on November 27, 2024. 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 Read more

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