PBI-Mexico accompanies reconnaissance activities in Oaxaca in the continuing search for EPR members Edmundo Reyes Amaya and Gabriel Alberto Cruz Sánchez
Photo by Noticias Oaxaca NVI.
PBI-Colombia accompanies Peace Community on the 24th anniversary of July 8 massacre as paramilitary threats against community continue
PBI-Colombia has posted:
“We accompany the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, @sanjoapartadó in the commemoration of the massacre of July 8, 2000, in which 6 of its members were murdered in the village of La Unión by paramilitaries in collusion with the security forces. To remember is an act of resistance.”
PBI-Kenya supports call for police accountability following the deaths of more than 40 people at recent protests
Video still: Reuters news report, July 16, 2024.
PBI-Honduras attends National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC) assembly amid threats against the organization
PBI-Honduras has posted:
“Yesterday [June 24], we attended the Assembly of the @CNTC [National Union of Rural Workers] El Progreso. The organization has been defending the rights of the campesinos for more than 30 years, claiming their access to land and supporting the development of agricultural production and small livestock projects.
PBI-Mexico concerned by 226 attacks against community defenders opposed to Interoceanic Corridor megaproject
Photo: PBI-Mexico was part of the Civilian Observation Mission (MCO) in July 2023 documenting concerns about this megaproject.
PBI-Geneva notes violence related to business investments, calls for a Binding Treaty at UN Human Rights Council
During the Interactive Dialogue on Transnational Corporations at the United Nations Human Rights Council session on June 6 in Geneva, Switzerland, Peace Brigades International expressed “its concerns about violence in business investment contexts in Honduras, Guatemala and Colombia.”
PBI-Mexico accompanied Espacio OSC denounces Civil Force violence and water takings by Carroll Farms pig farms
Photo: The Civil Force in Veracruz.
PBI-Colombia accompanies the Peace Community touring villages of Mulatos, Resbalosa and Calzón Rojo
PBI-Colombia has posted:
“We accompanied the Peace Community @sanjoapartado, touring the villages of Mulatos, Resbalosa and Calzón Rojo in #Urabá.
Their community work strengthens the defense of the territory from food sovereignty. We recognize this political project, which persists in search of peace and respect for life. #WeArePBI”