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Lawyers’ rights groups call on Colombian authorities to adopt protection measures for CAJAR lawyers and Movice members due to threat

Members of the IX International Caravana of Jurists to Colombia express their serious concern about death threats against human rights lawyers Yessika Hoyos Morales and Alirio Uribe, and three members ...
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PBI-Guatemala accompanies Verapaz Union of Peasant Organizations (UVOC) at gathering of Q’eqchi’ and Poqomchi’ youth

The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted on social media: On Saturday [October 24], PBI accompanied UVOC [Verapaz Union of Peasant Organizations] at a gathering of young leaders.
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IACHR/CIDH is told about threats and violence against environmental defenders linked to Canadian mining across Latin America

On October 27, community representatives from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Argentina presented to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Panama City.
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Nomadesc stands with SINALTRAINAL union members on hunger strike at Nestlé factory in Bugalagrande, Colombia

The Association for Research and Social Action (Nomadesc) has posted on social media: “Since 8:00 a.m. on October 28, 2026, SINALTRAINAL [National Union of Food Industry Workers] affiliated workers ...
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Urgent Action from SINALTRAINAL notes that its hunger strike against Nestlé-Bugalagrande is being harassed by the National Army

SINALTRAINAL: “We demand that Nestlé respect life, human rights, labor rights, and trade union rights.” An Urgent Action from ...
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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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Disarmament Week letter calls for funding for conflict prevention, an economy not dependent on weapons exports

The United Nations observes Disarmament Week as a way “to promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues ...
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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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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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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 ...