Peace Brigades International-Canada
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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
CBC News journalist Brett Forester reports on the surveillance of Indigenous land and environmental defenders, including Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS): pbicanada.org/2025/11/19/c... #PBIaccompanies
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
CBC News journalist Brett Forester reports on the surveillance of Indigenous land and environmental defenders, including Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS): pbicanada.org/2025/11/19/c... #PBIaccompanies
Between 2012 and 2024, the Philippines was the third deadliest country in the world for land and environmental defenders. More than 306 defenders were killed during this period. Canada is now signalling deeper trade and military relations: pbicanada.org/2025/11/19/c... #PBIaccompanies
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Between 2012 and 2024, the Philippines was the third deadliest country in the world for land and environmental defenders. More than 306 defenders were killed during this period. Canada is now signalling deeper trade and military relations: pbicanada.org/2025/11/19/c... #PBIaccompanies
TODAY! Join us Tuesday November 18 at 1 pm ET to hear West Papuan environmental defenders and a Global Witness policy advisor speaking from Brazil about #COP30 and the situation for defenders on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Join at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PBIaccompanies
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
TODAY! Join us Tuesday November 18 at 1 pm ET to hear West Papuan environmental defenders and a Global Witness policy advisor speaking from Brazil about #COP30 and the situation for defenders on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Join at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PBIaccompanies
TOMORROW! Join us on TUESDAY to hear from Indigenous West Papuan environmental defenders and a Global Witness policy advisor about #COP30 and the protection needs of defenders resisting climate-destructive megaprojects on their territories. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PBIaccompanies
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
TOMORROW! Join us on TUESDAY to hear from Indigenous West Papuan environmental defenders and a Global Witness policy advisor about #COP30 and the protection needs of defenders resisting climate-destructive megaprojects on their territories. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PBIaccompanies
Indigenous peoples from Indonesia, Honduras, Guatemala and around the world marched yesterday in defence of life and territories at #COP30 in Brazil. Join us Tuesday for an update from West Papuan defenders and a PBI-Canada Board member who are there: pbicanada.org/2025/11/16/i... #PBIaccompanies
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Indigenous peoples from Indonesia, Honduras, Guatemala and around the world marched yesterday in defence of life and territories at #COP30 in Brazil. Join us Tuesday for an update from West Papuan defenders and a PBI-Canada Board member who are there: pbicanada.org/2025/11/16/i... #PBIaccompanies
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’Moks comments on the prime minister's major projects announcement: "Our communities will not be collateral for private profit. This is colonial violence masked as ‘economic development’ and the world is watching.” More at: pbicanada.org/2025/11/13/h... #edayinprgt
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’Moks comments on the prime minister's major projects announcement: "Our communities will not be collateral for private profit. This is colonial violence masked as ‘economic development’ and the world is watching.” More at: pbicanada.org/2025/11/13/h... #edayinprgt
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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-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
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-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
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
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
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
Alternative Federal Budget 2026 notes importance of Canada supporting human rights defenders: pbicanada.org/2025/10/28/a... #PBIaccompanies
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
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
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
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
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 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
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-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
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 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
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-Colombia accompanies CAJAR lawyers collective on International Verification Mission on socio-environmental conflicts in Santander: pbicanada.org/2025/10/22/p... #PBIaccompanies
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-Mexico accompanies the launch of the Espacio OSC #ProtegerLaDignida campaign for human rights defenders and journalists: pbicanada.org/2025/10/22/p... #PBIaccompanies
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-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
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 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