On 8 July, staff of Oaxacan organization Codigo-DH received a phone call at their offices during which they were threatened in relation to legal proceedings which they are taking in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Minutes later they received a second threatening call, in which persons linked to the Popular Assembly of the People Juchiteco (APPJ) were mentioned and threatened.
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
After a meeting held between the Interior Minister, Mr Mauricio López Bonilla and the diplomatic personnel of various European embassies, we have been informed that the situation was down to an unfortunate misunderstanding with regards to the identity of the named individuals.
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
2nd July 2014
OPEN LETTER: CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMITS OF TWO VOLUNTEERS OF PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL
A new attack against the right to defend rights
JOINT STATEMENT ON THE EU CONCLUSIONS ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GUIDELINES ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
June 24, 2014, Mexico City.- On June 10, the Paso del Norte Human Rights Center (PdNHRC), an organization accompanied by Peace Brigades International (PBI), released a statement about the absolution of brothers Juan Antonio Figueroa Gomez and Jesus Ivan Figueroa Gomez, and Misael Sanchez Fausto.
Human rights defenders, NGOs, EU and Member State representatives join to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Union's Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders