Article by PBI-Canada On December 29, The Guardian reported: “On Tuesday, local media reported the killing of yet another defender, Adán Mejía from the indigenous Tolupán people, who was allegedly attacked on his way back from tending to his corn crops in Candelaria, a rural community in the northern department of Yoro.” And Sandra Cuffe, a […]
PBI-Honduras condemns the murder of Indigenous Lenca environmental defender Félix Vásquez
On December 29, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted: “We condemn the murder of the defender of human rights, the environment, and the Lenca indigenous people, Félix Vásquez.” “[He was the] secretary general for the Union of Rural Workers (UTC) in the department of La Paz. A few weeks ago, Felix had denounced death threats […]
Guatemala: persecution and criminalisation of indigenous human right defenders
Systematic patterns of persecution and criminalisation of indigenous human right defenders in Guatemala During the webinar the following topics will be addressed; the issues of the struggle for land in Guatemala, the criminalisation and persecution of indigenous defenders in Guatemala, possible strategies to fight against criminalisation and the impact that the UN binding treaty on […]
Human Rights Café: Violations of Indigenous Rights in Nicaragua
Peace Brigades International & Amnesty International Student Group Utrecht invite you to the Human Rights Café: ‘Violations of Indigenous Rights in the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast’ at The Louis Hartlooper Complex. This Human Rights Café features human rights defender Lottie Cunningham from Nicaragua. Lottie, the current guest of the Shelter City project in Utrecht, will […]
PBI Guatemala begeleidt de Inheemse Gemeenschap van San Francisco Quezaltepeque
Deze week begeleidde PBI Guatemala de Inheemse Gemeenschap van San Francisco Quezaltepeque tijdens een formele procedure die door het Openbaar Ministerie wordt uitgevoerd op de Quezaltepeque-vulkaan. Dit onderzoek vond plaats als gevolg van een klacht die op 11 maart werd ingediend bij de delegatie van het Bureau van de Ombudsman voor Mensenrechten (PDH – Procuraduría […]
Meet Mona, our new Shelter City guest
Meet Mona, the new Shelter City guest!
Mona, an environmental activist from Bolivia is spending the autumn in Utrecht. During her stay, she wants to spread awareness about the Human and Environmental Rights violations in Bolivia.
Speaker Tour Indonesia
From the 10th until the 13th of October, we had the honor of organizing the Dutch leg of a Speaker Tour for a human rights defender from Indonesia. During the Speaker Tour, our guest told her story of land grabbing, land rights, and indigenous rights. Spreading awareness about her situation, the situation of the land […]
Dochter vermoorde mensenrechtenverdediger Berta Cáceres doet aangifte tegen FMO
Op 28 juni 2022 heeft Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres aangifte gedaan tegen Nederlandse ontwikkelingsbank FMO. De aanklachten zijn medeplichtigheid aan corruptie, witwassen, geldverduistering en geweld in Honduras. De zaak begon op 2 maart 2016, toen Berta Cáceres, mensenrechtenverdediger werkend met organisatie COPINH dat PBI sinds 2016 begeleidt, werd doodgeschoten in haar eigen huis. Berta leidde de […]
Na vier jaar vrij: overwinning voor Maya Q’eqchi leider Bernardo Caal Xol
Afgelopen donderdag 25 maart is de mensenrechtenverdediger Bernardo Caal Xol vrijgekomen. Na vier jaar vast te hebben gezeten in de Cobán gevangenis, werd de leider door zijn advocaten en zijn community naar huis begeleid. Hun gevecht tegen waterkrachtcentrales, van Oxec S.A. bij de Cahabón River in Alta Verapaz, gaat door. Hieronder kun je meer lezen […]
“Berta Didn’t Die, She Multiplied!” Film screening
The festival finale features Berta Didn’t Die, She Multiplied!, a celebration of the life and legacy of Honduran Indigenous, feminist, and environmental activist Berta Cáceres. The film tells the story of the Honduran military coup, the assassination of Berta, and the victory in the Indigenous struggle to protect the Gualcarque River. The insidious agents of […]