On June 12, La Vanguardia reported that Mirian García Torres of PBI – Estado Español was present for the dedication of gardens in the Chamartín district of the City of Madrid in honour of Berta Cáceres. That news report notes, “Berta Cáceres dedicated her life to the struggle for the Read more…
On June 12, the PBI – Guatemala Project visited the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya camp. PBI-Guatemala notes, “We remain aware of their security situation in the context of international arbitration between the State of Guatemala and the US mining company Kappes Cassidy & Associates (KCA).” Residents from the communities Read more…
Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project accompanies the Luis Carlos Perez Lawyers’ Collective (CCALCP) based n northeastern Colombia. PBI-Colombia has noted, “CCALCP, in conjunction with the Defence of Water, Territory and Ecosystem Corporation (CORDATEC) presented a collective suit against the National Hydrocarbons Agency and two oil companies to protect the collective rights Read more…
On June 28, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Kim-Mai made an intervention on behalf of PBI during the interactive dialogue following a report made by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Dubravka Šimonović on her November Read more…
The PBI-Mexico Project has met with the State Security Commissioner of Chihuahua to express concern about the risks faced by human rights defenders in the state of Chihuahua, especially in Ciudad Juárez and in the Sierra Tarahumara. On June 26, the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, Read more…
The PBI – Guatemala Project accompanies the Chinautla Multisector Urban Platform (la Plataforma Urbana Multisectorial Chinautla) that advocates for the human right to water to be respected and that raises concerns about the resource (sand) extraction that endangers homes and a massive garbage dump that pollutes water. On June 10, Read more…
The PBI – Honduras Project accompanies the Association of Defenders of Common Goods in Quimistán (Asodebicoq). It is an association that defends the environment and common property in the municipality of Quimistán in the department (province) of Santa Bárbara, near the border with Guatemala. PBI-Honduras highlights that, “Among other activities, Read more…
On June 13, the PBI – Guatemala Project accompanied the Human Rights Law Firm (Bufete de Derechos Humanos – BDH) at a hearing for the Indigenous human rights defender Samuel Choc. Choc was arrested in March 2018 and charged with “usurpación agravada” (aggravated usurpation). UNSR Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the United Nations Read more…
On June 10, the PBI – Honduras Project accompanied the Broad Movement (Movimiento Amplio) and observed the judicial process against nine members of the San Francisco Locomapa tribe who live in Yoro department, Honduras. The Broad Movement has previously explained, “Nine Tolupanes indigenous comrades are accused by the INMARE company Read more…