Category Archives: Human Rights

Rios Montt Trial Annulled

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Barbara

Yesterday’s annulment or suspension of the genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt and his chief of intelligence, General Rodriguez Sanchez, is a setback to the process of bringing to justice those people responsible for the more than 200,000 … Continue reading →

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Three Days in Cali

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Barbara

CoDev Executive Director, Barbara Wood, is travelling as one of the coordinators of the 2013 delegation of the Frontlines Initiative – a joint project of four Canadian public sector unions working together in solidarity with Colombia since 2004 – and … Continue reading →

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CoDev Recognized for Human Rights Work

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Kyla

We are thrilled and honoured to be the 2012 recipient of the Renate Shearer Award for Human Rights. Thank you to the BC Human Rights Coalition and the Vancouver Branch of the United Nations Association in Canada for recognizing the … Continue reading →

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Help CoDev’s partners oppose Charter Cities in Honduras: neoliberalism with a healthy dose of neocolonialism

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Kirsten

On September 4th 2012, the Honduran government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MGK group to build the first in a series of so-called Charter Cities, or Special Development Regions (SDRs). This marks the latest stage in the Honduran government’s … Continue reading →

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Take Action: Thirteen Colombian Human Rights Defenders Targeted in Death Threat

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Barbara

Thirteen Colombian human rights defenders received a death threat on July 4 declaring them to be military targets. Among the thirteen are several people with whom CoDev has

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