On September 17, PBI-Honduras posted: “PBI accompanied the Asociación LGTB Arcoiris at the forum on the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that declared the State of Honduras responsible for the death of Vicky Hernandez, trans woman activist after the coup in 2009. The event focuses on the Read more…
Quote: “It is urgent to make known the sentence against David Castillo, found guilty as co-intellectual author of the murder of the defender Berta Cáceres.” PBI at the United Nations. Banner: “Berta, word and seed We will do you Justice” On September 16, Peace Brigades International presented during the Interactive Read more…
On September 16, PBI-Honduras posted: “PBI accompanies the journalist Dina Meza after the arrest of the communicator Henry Hernández. We show our concern about the use of force during the arrest by the police.” Paso de Animal Grande reports: “A delegation of Peace Brigades International (PBI), the Committee for Free Read more…
On September 16, Peace Brigades International presented during the Interactive Dialogue with Fabian Salvioli, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-repetition. You can watch the video of the presentation in Spanish here. You can also watch it with English interpretation here (starting at Read more…
On September 15, Kim-Mai Vu of Peace Brigades International presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. To watch her presentation in Spanish, please click here. You can also click here and Read more…
On September 14, PBI-Honduras tweeted: “More than 30 human rights organizations ask to prevent and sanction campaigns that promote hatred towards women and LGTB people. In the electoral framework, they ask the @MP_Honduras [Public Ministry] to act ex officio against any incitement to discrimination.” The Arcoíris LGTB Association of Honduras also Read more…
Photo via Committee of Political Prisoners in Honduras. On September 13, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project tweeted: “PBI observes the sit-in in front of the Supreme Court of Justice to ‘demand the definitive freedom of the political prisoners” Raúl Álvarez and Edwin Espinal’.” “Meanwhile, within the Court begins the oral Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project has been accompanying mobilizations and town hall meetings since this past June that are rejecting Economic Development and Employment Zones (ZEDEs). La Tribuna notes that Article 2 of the ZEDE Law establishes different types of modalities including special agro-industrial zones, autonomous cities, renewable energy districts Read more…
On September 2, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted: “PBI accompanies town hall meeting where the municipality of Intibucá said no to ZEDEs. In this way, it becomes the first municipality in the department to declare its territory free from the Special Development and Employment Zones.” COPINH on ZEDEs Criterio.hn Read more…
The Guapinol defenders (Honduras), Bernardo Caal Xol (Guatemala), Yuli Andrea Velázquez (Colombia), Samir Flores (Mexico). Canada does not have due diligence legislation in place that recognizes and addresses (through enforcement mechanisms and meaningful consequences) the dangers faced by human rights defenders (HRDs) who challenge the impacts of Canadian transnational corporations Read more…