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PBI-Canada notes that Colombian authorities have not responded to CAJAR’s request for protection measures following death threat

Peace Brigades International-Canada is attentive to the request from the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CAJAR) for “human rights organizations to stand in solidarity with those under threat ...
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PBI-Canada observes National Day of Action in Ottawa that challenges major projects agenda as First Nations-First Ministers meet

Prime Minister Mark Carney says this week’s meeting with First Nations leaders will help forge new relationships as his government pursues a major projects building boom. First Nations leaders are ...
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Autonomous Weapon Systems pose dangers for human rights defenders, weaken accountability for war crimes

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has also highlighted the risks associated Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of compliance with ...
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PBI-Guatemala observes ‘dignified reparation’ court hearing following the police killing of a Canadian and Q’eqchi’ Maya couple

Emisoras Unidas reports: “The ‘B’ High Risk Court ruled in the dignified reparation hearing that the 7 agents sentenced for ...
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CRCC report on the RCMP C-IRG could be released soon, new majority government in British Columbia promises to build more faster

The Conservative Party of British Columbia has won a majority in the 93-seat Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The Conservatives are projected to have won 64 seats (up from 36), the NDP have ...
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PBI-Canada attentive to the implications of the upcoming Canada-EU summit in Montreal for human rights defenders

The European Union and Canada will hold a summit in Montreal, Quebec this coming Thursday October 29 and Friday October 30. The Financial Post reports: “The two sides will commit to building ‘a deeper ...
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Yearly Archives: 2026

The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted on social media: “Yesterday , #PBIobserved the hearing on ‘dignified reparation’ regarding the # ...
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is implicated in attacks against human rights defenders; how is the AFP being armed?

That report by the Observatory states: “Perpetrators of attacks against defenders included: national and local authorities; the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); the Philippine National Police ...
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Global unions to converge in Bogota in solidarity with Colombian trade union movement, October 29-30

There will be a International Trade Union Solidarity Mission to Colombia (“Mision Sindical Internacional de Solidaridad con Colombia”) gathering in Bogota this coming October 29-30.
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PBI-Guatemala observes sentencing of seven police officers convicted in the homophobic killing of Canadian and Q’eqchi’ Maya couple

The High-Risk Court B (Tribunal de Mayor Riesgo B) convicted seven former National Civil Police (PNC) officers for the deaths ...
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What does the Canadian government’s “value-based realism” on arms exports mean for human rights defenders and journalists?

Amnesty International and Project Ploughshares responded by saying: “Canada is continuing to breach its international legal ...
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PBI accompanies delegation of human rights defenders from Papua on advocacy tour, Canada-Indonesia CEPA nears implementation

Photo: Papuan human rights delegation visits London. A delegation of Indigenous human rights defenders, journalists and ...