Yessika Hoyos, Lina Peláez, German Romero, Franklin Castañeda. We will be watching two webinars on Monday January 24, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer. The webinar that day with Lina Peláez (Nomadesc), German Romero (dhColombia) and Franklin Castañeda (CSPP) starts at 11 am EST/COT (5 pm CET). To register, please Read more…
On January 17, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project tweeted: “PBI accompanies @ofraneh in front of the Court of First Instance of Trujillo, Colón. At PBI, we are concerned about the constant criminalization of people from the Garífuna community in their legitimate defense of their ancestral lands.” This past week, Criterio Read more…
On January 15, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “On Thursday [January 13] PBI accompanied the Peaceful Resistance of San Pedro Ayampuc and we introduced ourselves to the municipal authorities.” San Pedro Ayampuc is located about 20 kilometres north of Guatemala City. On March 2, 2012, residents from San Pedro Read more…
On January 14, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “Today PBI accompanied the Human Rights Law Firm at a press conference on the situation in Laguna Larga, Laguna Lachuá and Izabal.” Laguna Larga In December, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a follow-up resolution in which it analyzed Read more…
On January 14, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project tweeted: “PBI accompanies the oral trial against the defenders of @guapinolre. It is expected that today the Court will admit the new proposals proposed by the defense that demonstrate the illegality of the mining project on the Guapinol River in Tocoa.” Earlier Read more…
On January 12, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “PBI accompanied @Arcah_hn [Alternative for Community and Environmental Reclamation of Honduras] and @MovAmplioHn [the Broad Movement for Dignity and Justice/ MADJ] during the public presentation of the Permanent Assembly of People’s Power of Honduras.” Their tweet adds: “At PBI, we highlight the importance of dialogue Read more…
PBI-Kenya outside the Supreme Court of Kenya in Nairobi, January 11. On January 12, PBI-Kenya tweeted: “Yesterday #WHRDs and #HRDs across Kenya demonstrated against the increase in femicide and violence against women in Kenya, after the murder of #WHRD Elizabeth Ekaru.” Elizabeth Ibrahim Ekaru was murdered on January 3 in Read more…
On January 10, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanied the hearing of the first statement of the ancestral authority of Olopa Felipe Diaz Ramos, detained this morning and charged with illegal detention.” Prensa Comunitaria has explained: “He is a defender of the land and currently resists the illegal operations of the mining Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has issued a call for new field volunteers and is accepting applications until January 23. The training and selection week will be held May 29 to June 4 in Yorkshire, England. Placement in the field would come after that. Among the requirements are a good Read more…
Photo: Elizabeth Ibrahim Ekaru On January 5, PBI-Kenya tweeted: “We are shocked by the killing of Elizabeth Ibrahim Ekaru on Monday 3 January. We urge the government of #Kenya to conduct thorough investigations into her killing and to protect #HRDs #WHRDs.” Ekaru, who was 47 years old, was a renowned Read more…