Femicide

PBI-Honduras meets with Women’s Movement for Peace ‘Visitación Padilla’ to discuss Purple Alert Law on missing women

PBI-Honduras has posted: “We recently met with the Women’s Movement for Peace ‘Visitación Padilla’ (Las Chonas HN). They shared with us about the proposed ‘Purple Alert Law for Disappeared Women’, submitted to the National Congress for approval. This has been worked on by different feminist organizations, including Visitación Padilla, and Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Mexico accompanies Mother’s Day mobilizations in Puebla and Mexico City as the search for disappeared continues

PBI-Mexico has posted: “Today on #Mother’s Day in Mexico we accompany the mothers from Puebla and CDMX [Mexico City] who are demanding justice for the disappearance of their loved ones. From PBI we recognize the great work of the search collectives in the defence and promotion of #HumanRights.” Angulo 7 Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Mexico works with the Observatory of Social and Gender Violence of Aguascalientes to strengthen their security strategies

PBI-Mexico has posted: “From @PBI_Mexico we recognize the work of the Social and Gender Violence Observatory of Aguascalientes [OVSG AGS]  @FeministAgs in favor of the #DDHH [human rights] of all people and we appreciate your trust to be able to talk and strengthen your security strategies.” This followed a tweet Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Mexico present at International Women’s Day march in Cuernavaca, Morelos where femicides continue

On March 15, PBI-Mexico posted on Instagram and Facebook: “A week ago, we were present as international observers at #M8 [International Women’s Day] in #Cuernavaca. From PBI, we accompany women demanding an end to impunity in cases of rape, disappearances and violence against them. We demand guarantees for their #HumanRIghts.” Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI accompanies International Women’s Day in Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Kenya, Costa Rica, the UK and Canada

Photo: PBI-Colombia on IWD. Peace Brigades International entities around the world marked International Women’s Day on Friday March 8. PBI-Honduras posted on Instagram: “We accompany @redefensorashn [Women Defenders Network-Honduras] and all the #women who mobilized today #8M at the Palace of Justice in the Honduran capital, where they expressed their demands Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Honduras laments a police officer has not been sentenced in the femicide of Keyla Martinez in February 2021

Photo: PBI-Honduras accompanied the Committee of Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH) at the trial of police officer Jarol Perdomo; October 1, 2022. On February 14, PBI-Honduras posted: “Three years after the death of Keyla Martinez inside a police station, a sentence is still awaiting. According to her mother, Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago