On September 15, the Association for Research and Social Action (NOMADESC) posted: “In recent months, the various scenarios of peaceful mobilization that took place in the city, such as the muralist day on 5th Street, conceived from the dignity and respect for the memory of the victims, have been spaces Read more…
On August 24, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “Report delivered to @JEP_Colombia highlights ‘persecution and extermination of groups in #Colombia through the use of intelligence and illegal counterintelligence, which is still current policy’.” This statement notes: “The Colombia-Europe-United States Coordination network, the Corporation for Judicial Freedom (CJL) and the Committee for Solidarity with Read more…
On July 16, The Guardian reported: “Despite the global outrage [at the murder of environmental defender Berta Cáceres], there has been no improvement in the plight of Honduran activists, who complain of facing intimidation, ranging from harassment and smear campaigns to death threats and illegal detention.” That article further notes: Read more…
Caso Creompaz has noted that there will be a hearing today, Friday July 16, at 8 am (10 am in Ottawa) at the Criminal Court in Cobán, Guatemala. Caso Creompaz explains: “This hearing will review coercion measures against three Chicoyogüito community members arrested when they started a peaceful demonstration on Read more…
This Thursday at 3 pm ET we are holding a webinar focused on an Indigenous community in Guatemala who are seeking their land back after being displaced by a military base. Echoing recent news in Canada, the remains of 90 Indigenous children who were disappeared in the 1980s were found Read more…
On July 8, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Last week, we visited the criminalized defenders and members of the Retalhuleu Council of Communities (CCR). We also met with Governor Ignacio Arreaga Cifuentes to express our concern about the safety of these defenders and the advocate for the right to water.” Abelino Mejia Cancino Read more…
Our next webinar will be on Thursday July 15 at 3 pm ET and will focus on an Indigenous Q’eqchi’ community in Guatemala struggling for their land back after being displaced by a military base. To register for it, please click here. The Indigenous Q’eqchi’ community of Chicoyogüito was displaced by Read more…
PBI-Colombia at the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó earlier this month. PBI-Colombia has noted: “In 2018, the seventeenth brigade of the Colombian army, which has jurisdiction in the area, brought the Peace Community to court for denouncing the alleged collusion between this brigade and the neo-paramilitary groups.” “This Read more…
Video clip of media conference from Twitter. On April 30 at 5 pm, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project tweeted: “Organizations including NOMADESC and dhColombia warn of excessive and excessive use of force by state agents against protesters in Cali.” That followed this tweet from NOMADESC that stated: “We denounce military, Read more…
Given you registered for our recent webinar, we wanted to let you know that both PBI-Honduras and PBI-Guatemala announced today that they are seeking volunteers to be field brigadistas. Honduras The deadline to apply with PBI-Honduras is April 19. The other key dates in the application process are interviews (May Read more…