Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Today is the fifth anniversary of the murder of Berta Cáceres, the co-founder of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). PBI-Canada remembers Cáceres on this day by sharing an English translation of this speech that she gave less than a year before Read more…
On February 24, PBI-Honduras posted: “We are awaiting the resolution of the hearing to propose evidence against #DavidCastillo, the alleged intellectual co-author of the murder of #BertaCáceres and we recall the need for this resolution to adhere to international standards.” Castillo is a US trained ex-intelligence officer and former executive Read more…
On the morning of February 22, Libertad para los defensores de Guapinol (Freedom for the defenders of Guapinol) tweeted: “Minutes from the start of the trial of Jeremías Martínez, one of the 8 defenders of water and life.” Jeremías is one of the defenders who has been imprisoned for protecting Read more…
On February 18, PBI-Honduras posted: “On Tuesday we observed the press conference called by organizations articulated in Via Campesina Honduras (CNTC Tegucigalpa, CODIMCA Honduras, UCIH, CILAH and FRENAJUC*) where they communicated their position on the agrarian crisis in times of pandemic, Eta and Iota.” “They stated that ‘66% of the Read more…
On February 16, Miguel Urbán Crespo tweeted: “Thank you the compañeras from #PBIGuatemala, @PBI_Mexico and @PBIColombia for taking the time to inform us about the situation of defenders and coordinate actions and proposals.” The top row in the photo shows advocacy representatives from the Peace Brigades International frontline entities in Read more…
On February 16, PBI-Honduras posted: “Yesterday, we observed an action by the residents of Guapinol after filing a complaint with the Special Prosecutor for Transparency and Combat Against Public Corruption.” PBI-Honduras adds: “Tocoa social organizations denounce that the mayor of the municipality, Adán Fúnez, and the municipal secretary falsified public Read more…
Peace Brigades International-Canada is proud to be supporting the world premiere of La Lucha Sigue (The Struggle Continues) on Saturday March 20 at 3 pm EST. To watch the trailer for the film, please click here. The film screening will be followed by a panel featuring Bertha Zúniga Cáceres (Civil Read more…
On February 2, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted on their Facebook page: “Last week we accompanied CEHPRODEC to the Santa Barbara Palace of Justice where the defender Betty Vásquez of the Santa Barbara Environmental Movement (MAS) was going to file a legal action against a journalist who defamed her Read more…
The Guapinol water defenders were to have a day in court on January 25. On January 24, Bufete Justicia para los Pueblos tweeted: “Starting tomorrow, Monday, January 25, the La Ceiba Court of Appeals has 3 days to decide on the freedom of the Guapinol defenders. We hope that these Read more…
On January 13, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted on its Facebook page: “We will be very attentive to the oral and public trial of the five people criminalized for the defence of the Jilamito River (Arizona, Atlántida) against the construction of a hydroelectric plant by the INGELSA company.” “The Read more…