PBI-Colombia accompanies CREDHOS at meeting with Director of Human Rights of the Ministry of the Interior

On September 14, CREDHOS tweeted: “CREDHOS [Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights], FAPUMUCAN, FEDEPESAN [Federation of Santander Fishers for Tourism and Environment], and ASOVIMAG [Organization of Victims of Magdalena Medio] talk with the Director of Human Rights of the Ministry of the Interior [Franklin Castañeda] about the situation Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Honduras accompanies ARCAH at mobilization against water privatization at World Bank in Tegucigalpa

On September 14, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “In the National Coalition of Organizations in Defense of Water in Honduras, they deliver a document expressing concern about ‘the World Bank’s participation in the water decentralization-privatization process.’” On Facebook, PBI-Honduras also noted: “Yesterday we accompanied ARCAH [the Alternative for Community and Environmental Reclamation of Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

Coastal GasLink says a “trenchless watercourse crossing” is underway underneath the Morice River (Wedzin Kwa)

Photo of drill pad site by Kris Statnyk. Houston Today reports: “Coastal GasLink has resumed work to run its natural gas pipeline through a tunnel underneath the Morice River [Wedzin Kwa]…” The article continues: “The company would not release details other than to say two ‘trenchless watercourse crossings’ are underway Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

Canadian mining companies have USD $1.7 billion in pending investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims against Colombia

Chart from Institute for Policy Studies. Of the six pending mining company arbitration claims against Colombia, four relate to Canadian companies. Those are Vancouver-based Eco Oro Minerals and Red Eagle Mining and Toronto-based Galway Gold and GCM (formerly Grand Colombia Gold). The US dollar amount of those pending claims total Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Honduras meets with Guapinol River defenders as mining activities cause contamination of rivers in the area

On September 13, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “We met with #Guapinol, the San Alonso Rodríguez Foundation and COPA [the Coordination of Popular Organizations of Aguan]. Human rights defenders continue to denounce the contamination caused by the mining activities of Inversiones Los Pinares in the rivers of the area that eventually flow into Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Mexico expresses concern about Mexican state’s request to withdraw precautionary measures for Cerezo Committee

On September 13, PBI-Mexico tweeted: “We express our concern about the Mexican state’s request to @CIDH [the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights] to withdraw precautionary measures to @comitecerezo [Comité Cerezo México]. @PBI_Mexico continues to receive information about security incidents such as harassment and surveillance that raise their level of risk.” Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

CREDHOS denounces the murder of USO union leader Sibares Lamprea Vargas in Barrancabermeja

Photo: Sibares Lamprea Vargas On September 12, Unión Sindical Obrera/Workers Trade Union (USO) posted on Facebook: “Since this morning, our Trade Union Organization has declared a Permanent Assembly in protest against the assassination of our colleague and leader of the Barrrancabermeja sub-directorate, SIBARES LAMPREA VARGAS, an event that occurred last Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Honduras meets with National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC) on the agrarian conflict in Bajo Aguán

On September 12, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “We met with the CNTC [National Union of Rural Workers] in the community of Guadalupe Carney, highly affected by the agrarian conflict of #BajoAguán. According to the CNTC, the proposal to grant the land seized by the OABI [the Office for Confiscated Property] to the Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

Haudenosaunee land defender Skyler Williams in Ontario court on September 12-13 to argue treaty and inherent rights

Haudenosaunee land defender Skyler Williams has tweeted: The Hamilton Spectator also reports: “Things have been quiet at 1492 Land Back Lane, the planned subdivision in Caledonia that has been occupied by Indigenous land defenders since July 2020. The site has seen clashes with police by land defenders who claim the Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI signs Joint Statement in support of temporary relocation visas to the EU for at-risk human rights defenders

Peace Brigades International has signed this Joint Statement that says: “Human rights defenders have the right to carry out their legitimate work safely and to access support and protection when they are at risk, especially those who operate in the most difficult contexts.” The statement continues: “Human rights defenders often Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

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