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The role of businesses and States in violations against human rights defenders of the rights to land, territory and the environment - Civil society organisations joint report, October 2015

(Washington D.C) - The President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has labelled as ‘a total disgrace’ the failure of States in the Americas to adequately protect defenders of rights to land, territory and environment, after hearing the testimony of defenders representing a coalition of 39 organisations, at a landmark hearing in Washington D.C.

Increase in Threats and Intimidations against the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya

We share an update about the increase in threats and intimidations against the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya, San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc, in the Department of Guatemala.

Beginning of the genocide trial on the 5th of January

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Intensifying the European Union's support to human rights defenders: Civil society proposals for the new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy

PBI Joint Statement: Human Rights Defenders Working on Land & Environmental Issues Recommendations for States and Multilateral Bodies

Decision to cancel temporal residence permits of two volunteers of PBI Guatemala reversed

We are happy to be able to share some good news we have received today: The cancellation of the temporary residence permits of two volunteers of the Peace Brigades International (PBI) Guatemala Project has been reversed.¹

URGENT: Cancellation of temporary residence permits of two volunteers of PBI Guatemala

VIOLENT EVICTION OF THE PEACEFUL RESISTANCE AT "LA PUYA"

Ten years of the European Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

On 20 February, PBI participated in the Seminar for European Union Delegations' Focal Points on Human Rights, which took place in Brussels and was organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS). The purpose of our participation was to share best practices and to illustrate the challenges we have observed over the 10 years since the implementation of the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders began.

ALERT: DETERIORATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN MONTE OLIVO. Urgent need to solve murders of two children and other attacks reported by the communities, as well as stop the ongoing violence.

The objective of this Alert is to bring attention to and share our concerns regarding the current situation of threats and violence in Monte Olivo, Cobán (Alta Verapaz). This situation has developed within the context of the construction of a hydroelectric plant on the Icbolay river (a tributary to the Chixoy river) near the junction of the rivers Dolores and Canguinic.

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