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Peace Brigades International accompanies at-risk organizations, defenders and communities so that they may continue their work in defence of human rights. Posts by Brent Patterson. #PBIaccompanies
Two PBI accompanied organizations - Espacio OSC in Mexico and CEHPRODEC in Honduras - sign statement: “Latin America demands guarantees to defend human rights”: pbicanada.org/2025/11/06/e... #PBIaccompanies
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
PBI-Spanish State co-organizes forum on non-violent civil resistance that features two representatives from the Peace Community of San Apartado, Colombia: pbicanada.org/2025/11/06/p... #PBIaccompanies
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Neskantaga and Attawapiskat land defenders are building a village to protect sacred sites and block road construction to Ring of Fire mine in Ontario: pbicanada.org/2025/11/06/n... #PBIaccompanies
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Radio Canada International reports on the recent PBI-Canada and PBI-Mexico advocacy tour in Ottawa with Espacio OSC on strengthening the Protection Mechanism for human rights defenders and journalists: pbicanada.org/2025/11/05/r... #PBIaccompanies
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
PBI-Canada is studying the Canadian government’s just-released Budget 2025 and developing an analysis on its implications for human rights defenders: pbicanada.org/2025/11/05/p... #PBIaccompanies
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Peace Brigades International-Canada
De paso por Canadá, dos representantes de organizaciones civiles mexicanas pidieron que las nuevas alianzas entre ambos países protejan a quienes defienden DD.HH y libertad de expresión.

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#EspacioOSC #ConsorcioOaxaca #CDHZeferinoLadrillero
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[Reportaje] Piden a Canadá reforzar protección a personas defensoras y periodistas | RCI
Elizabeth Mosqueda y Hugo Arreola subrayan la necesidad de fortalecer un mecanismo de protección en México.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In October 2024, PBI-Canada met Garifuna defender Mabel Robledo. We now note the recent Inter-American Court of Human Rights order that Honduras "immediately and effectively" protect her life and report by November 7 on these measures: pbicanada.org/2025/10/29/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
PBI-Honduras observes court hearing of two police officers accused of falsifying evidence to protect those responsible for the murder of Indigenous Lenca water protector and COPINH co-founder Berta Cáceres: pbicanada.org/2025/10/29/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
PBI-Guatemala observes Mayan ceremony in honour of criminalized lawyer Ramón Cadena prior to his court appearance in the University of San Carlos in Guatemala (USAC) case. The next hearing will be in January 2026. More: pbicanada.org/2025/10/29/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
PBI-Colombia accompanies Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation as it honours Yanette Bautista, launches network and campaign on Law 2364: pbicanada.org/2025/10/28/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Alternative Federal Budget 2026 notes importance of Canada supporting human rights defenders: pbicanada.org/2025/10/28/a... #PBIaccompanies
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Indigenous Lenca defender Berta Caceres was killed in Honduras just a few weeks after the UN COP21 climate conference. #COP30 starts in two weeks. Will the protection needs of land and environmental defenders be on the agenda? Our overview: pbicanada.org/2025/10/27/t... #PBIaccompanies
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Union activists continue to face death threats, physical attacks and rights violations in Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico: pbicanada.org/2025/10/27/u... #PBIaccompanies
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
PBI-Canada attentive as Mesoamerican Caravan for Climate and Life learns about the Canadian Aura Minerals “Era Dorada” mine in Jutiapa, Guatemala while on its way to #COP30 in Brazil: pbicanada.org/2025/10/25/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
PBI-Canada congratulates Jani Silva and the Amazon Pearl Campesina Reserve Zone for their 25 years of defending life, territory and biodiversity in the Amazon region of Colombia: pbicanada.org/2025/10/24/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
PBI-Colombia accompanies the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers' Collective (CAJAR) at a ceremony in Bogota at which President Petro apologizes for historic acts of state violence and persecution against the lawyers collective during the 1990s: pbicanada.org/2025/10/22/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
PBI-Colombia accompanies CAJAR lawyers collective on International Verification Mission on socio-environmental conflicts in Santander: pbicanada.org/2025/10/22/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
PBI-Mexico accompanies the launch of the Espacio OSC #ProtegerLaDignida campaign for human rights defenders and journalists: pbicanada.org/2025/10/22/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
PBI-Guatemala accompanies Military Diary Case hearing at which the Public Prosecutor’s Office seeks to close the case against those accused of torture and murder of students, university professors, trade unionists, and members of social organizations: pbicanada.org/2025/10/22/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
PBI-Canada follows the UN talks on a Binding Treaty on business and human rights in Geneva, October 20-24: pbicanada.org/2025/10/22/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
PBI-Canada remains attentive to the continuing journey of the Mesoamerican Caravan as it meets with the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (Copinh) on Lenca territory in Honduras: pbicanada.org/2025/10/22/p... #PBIaccompanies
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Gidimt'en Checkpoint: “Sleydo’, Shaylynn and Corey did not go to prison! …We are all excited about this precedent setting decision and all that it encompasses. …This is a win for all indigenous people...” More at pbicanada.org/2025/10/17/t... #PBIaccompanies #WetsuwetenStrong
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Three land defenders receive suspended sentences in Smithers, British Columbia courtroom for their defence of Wet’suwet’en territory against Coastal GasLink pipeline megaproject: pbicanada.org/2025/10/17/t... #WetsuwetenStrong
October 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Three Indigenous land defenders to be sentenced in a Canadian court in Smithers, British Columbia today at 11:00 am Pacific Time (8:00 pm Central European Time): pbicanada.org/2025/10/17/t... #PBIaccompanies
October 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
International observers from Peace Brigades International, Amnesty International and Front Line Defenders monitor Day 2 of the sentencing hearing of three Indigenous land defenders in a Canadian court in Smithers, British Columbia: pbicanada.org/2025/10/16/i... #WetsuwetenStrong
October 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM