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…
Photo: A still from the December 21, 2020 with Iván Madero Vergel (CREHDOS president), Leidy Irreño (CREDHOS lawyer), Oscar Sampayo (CRY-GEAM spokesperson) and Raúl Barba (environmental leader). Calgary-based Parex Resources Inc. operates the Aguas Blancas oil field in the municipality of Simacota, Santander in northeastern Colombia. The Parex operation in Read more…
Thank you for supporting our urgent action petitions. Our most recent ones, Canada must uphold Indigenous rights at the Climate Ambition Summit and Help stop the criminalization of Secwepemc land defenders, generated hundreds of emails to the Prime Minister. This is a brief update on those actions. In a 98-second Read more…
On November 19, Peace Brigades International-Canada listened to a webinar organized by Peace Brigades International-Switzerland and Franciscans International about the criminalization of Indigenous land defenders in Guatemala. We had the opportunity to ask the panellists about solidarity efforts with Indigenous nations outside of Guatemala, for instance in Canada. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Read more…
Photo by Bob Bartel of Elders outside a prison when Innu land defenders were being arrested for opposing fighter jets flying over their lands. Yesterday, The Telegram reported: “People in the Lake Melville region may notice more military planes coming and going from 5 Wing Goose Bay in the coming Read more…