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PBI-Colombia amplifies concern about arrest of Indigenous Aymara feminist activists Adriana Guzm'n and Diana Vargas in Bolivia
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (329+ words) The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project has amplified a social media a post from mullu. tv that reports: Amid the ongoing protests in Bolivia against the government of Rodrigo Paz, activists Adriana Guzm'n and Diana Vargas'members of the Anti-Patriarchal Community Feminism…...
PBI-Colombia accompanies Nomadesc at popular hearing in Silo, Cali that denounces State violence against the National Strike
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (162+ words) Today, 05/22/2026, we accompany @Nomadesc [the Association for Research and Social Action] at the Public Popular Hearing in Silo, Cali, five years of impunity that families and organizations continue to denounce in the face of the violent persecution suffered by young…...
PBI-Honduras accompanies tour of UN agencies in Bajo Agu'n where 19 workers killed in armed attack
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (241+ words) On May 22, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted own social media: "The Agrarian Platform rejects the characterization of the massacre that took place in the community of Rigores, Finca Paso Agu'n, as a conflict between farmers; it reaffirms that the…...
Human rights groups call for Elbit and IAI to be denied entry for CANSEC arms show due to complicity in war crimes | Peace Brigades International-Canada
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (418+ words) This press release states: "The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) Canada, in collaboration with Just Peace Advocates, has formally requested that the Canada Border Services Agency deny entry to representatives of Israeli arms manufacturers Elbit Systems and Israel…...
PBI-Colombia accompanies Nomadesc processes as they remember state violence against the National Strike
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (148+ words) The Association for Social Research and Action (Nomadesc) has posted a video with text that says: "A space of listening, memory and dignity together with victims, families and organizations affected by human rights violations during the 2019 and 2021 protests in Colombia....
Asuncat members, National Protection Unit guards killed in attack in Catatumbo region of Colombia | Peace Brigades International-Canada
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (247+ words) Infobae reports: "On May 19, there was a massacre in a rural area of the municipality of Tib, Norte de Santander, in which union leader Freiman Vel'squez, his sister [Yidy Smith Vel'squez Ben'tez] and two of his bodyguards (Sebastian Murillo and…...
PBI-Mexico accompanies rally at 25th meeting of Special Search Commission for Gabriel Alberto Cruz S'nchez and Edmundo Reyes Amaya
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (253+ words) Edmundo Reyes Amaya and Gabriel Alberto Cruz S'nchez The Cerezo Committee has previously'explained: "On May 25, 2007, in the city of Oaxaca, Edmundo Reyes Amaya and Gabriel Alberto Cruz S'nchez, members of the Popular Democratic Revolutionary Party-Popular Revolutionary Army (PDR) were arrested…...
PBI-Guatemala accompanies Marta and Mirtala Hern'ndez Agust'n at court hearings on the forcible disappearance of Luz Leticia
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (498+ words) This week, #PBI is accompanying Marta and Mirtala Hern'ndez Agust'n to the hearings regarding the investigation into the forced disappearance of their sister #Luz Leticia on November 22, 1982. Among other evidence, an expert report was presented on documents found in the…...
Lax'yip Firekeepers committed to defending Gitxsan territory in northwest British Columbia from industrial megaprojects
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (330+ words) Video still from Lax'yip Firekeepers. The Lax'yip Firekeepers have stated that they are committed "to defending Gitxsan territory from industrial megaprojects. The Gitxsan lax'yip (also known as territories) occupy an area of 33, 000 square kilometres in northwest British Columbia. Their founding…...
PBI-Canada following the Mexico-Canada Dialogue on Human Rights and Multilateral Issues in Ottawa
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (175+ words) Peace Brigades International-Canada is following social media and news reports on the Mexico-Canada Dialogue on Human Rights and Multilateral Issues happening today (May 20) in Ottawa. We are specifically looking for progress on strengthening the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders…...