Next up in the House of Commons

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Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00

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Following this past Monday's federal election in Canada, the House of Commons is scheduled to resume sitting on October 18.

We will be working to identify the new and returning Members of Parliament we can work with to advance protection strategies for the human rights defenders we help accompany in Latin America.

Sadly this work is necessary given the recent report that 125 land and environmental defenders were killed in just Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras last year.

We will be sharing with MPs the recommendations from the recent International Observation Mission to Colombia, as well the measures recently proposed by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez relating to human rights in Colombia.

You can help amplify this agenda by retweeting our post on AOC’s proposals.

Top posts this week:

• PBI-Honduras accompanies press conference on LGTBI rights and the November 28 election
• PBI-Mexico supports joint statement opposing the harassment of journalists and migrant rights defenders in Chiapas
• PBI-Guatemala accompanies media... conference on Bernardo Caal Xol’s cassation verdict
• PBI-Colombia accompanies Justice and Peace Commission in humanitarian zones in Jiguamiandó Basin

In Canada:

• Police violence intensifies against land defenders at Fairy Creek blockades in Canada
• Gidimt’en land defenders mobilize to protect archeological site from Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline

Upcoming:

• We are planning a webinar for October 24 with PBI field volunteers who will share what it’s like to be a brigadista accompanying defenders. Stay tuned for the confirmation of the date and the information on how to register for this Zoom webinar.
• We are also planning a webinar for November 6 with some of the land and environmental defenders we accompany speaking about the United Nations COP26 climate summit that will be happening at that time in Glasgow, Scotland.

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