Land Rights

PBI-Mexico accompanied María Eugenia Gabriel Ruiz meets with UN Special Rapporteur on the right to water

This morning, PBI-Mexico posted: “Yesterday, Mª Eugenia de la @redsolidariaDH was able to speak with the Special Rapporteur Pedro Arrojo @SRWatSan about the challenges and impacts faced by the communities of Michoacán regarding access to water due to its indiscriminate use in monocultures and mining activities.” María Eugenia Gabriel Ruiz, Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Honduras accompanies workshop on a gender policy in the National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC)

PBI-Honduras has posted: “We applaud @CntcTegucigalpa’s commitment to promoting agrarian reform with a gender focus. From PBI we accompanied a workshop for the construction of a gender policy in CNTC La Paz, together with Trocaire [the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland].” The National Union of Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Honduras observes live broadcast of trial of campesina Nolvia Obando, highlights the right to a public hearing

On August 28, PBI-Honduras posted: “PBI observes the trial against defender Nolvia Obando through the live broadcast of the @PJdeHonduras [Judicial Branch of Honduras]. It is important that the public nature of the trial is respected. We applaud the work on behalf of #humanrights of the @RedDefensoras [the National Network Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Land defenders continue their abuse of process claim against the RCMP C-IRG, September 3-11

Photo: Corey Jocko, Shaylynn Sampson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham. Photo for The Tyee by Amanda Follett Hosgood; January 2024. As noted by Sleydo’ in this video from this past June, the abuse of process court hearing will resume this coming September 3-11 (next week!). The first part of the abuse Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs close road to LNG trucks in resistance to the planned PRGT pipeline

Gitanyow Hereditary Chief Watakhayetsxw (Deborah Good) says: “As of tonight, I am closing the Cranberry Connector from 11 kilometers to 31 kilometres. …I am closing the road and I will keep it closed. There will be no trucks permitted through the territory. No LNG equipment will be permitted through the Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Honduras accompanies COPINH at protest, 12 Lenca communities win titles for ancestral territories

On July 17, PBI-Honduras posted: “Yesterday and today, we accompanied Copinh Honduras [the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras] at a demonstration inside the facilities of the National Agrarian Institute (INA). COPINH demands advancement for the community title processes of several indigenous territories, specifically in the communities of Read more…

By Brent Patterson, ago