Due to serious, repeated attacks against him, PBI has received and accepted a request for accompaniment for the Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde Guerra, director of the Hermanos en el Camino Migrant Shelter. The request was submitted by the Dimensión Pastoral de la Movilidad Humana, a Mexican Catholic Church body which deals with migration.
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The scale of U.S. training and equipping of other nations’ militaries has grown exponentially since 2001, but there are major concerns about the extent to which the U.S. government is implementing the laws and monitoring the impact its military aid is having on human rights. This report by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and U.S. Office on Colombia examines these issues through a detailed case study of U.S. military aid, human rights abuses, and implementation of human rights law in Colombia.
7th of June 2010
Next Monday, 7th of June 2010, a second humanitarian aid caravan will leave Mexico City for the San Juan Copala community, Oaxaca, formed by various organizations and individuals of the Mexican civil society.
In memory of Emmanuel Goo
Peace Brigades International Indonesia Project is saddened to inform you that Emmanuel Goo a long time friend and client of PBI in Indonesia died in hospital on Monday 24 May 2010, he was 34 years old.
The challenges faced by the Government of Colombia in providing peace, justice, security and economic opportunity to its citizens cannot be underestimated. Colombia has endured decades of armed conflict and gross human rights violations that have caused a protracted humanitarian crisis, social and political polarization and uneven economic growth. By the same token, Colombia has made significant progress since 2002.
