November 2025

PBI-Mexico accompanies Search for Relatives ‘Returning Home’ at Human Rights Commission working tables in Morelos

On November 13, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted on social media: “#PBIaccompanies Yesterday, we accompanied the collective Búsqueda De Familiares ‘Regresando A Casa’ A.C. (Search for Relatives ‘Returning Home’) at the working tables of the initiative ‘Regional Dialogues towards the Human Rights Agenda’ of the Human Rights Commission of Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Colombia accompanies the Campesina Association of Catatumbo (ASCAMCAT) on Humanitarian Verification Mission

Photo by Vivamos Humanos. One week ago, PBI-Colombia posted on its Instagram stories: “From PBI we will be accompanying @ascamcat.oficial [the Campesina Association of Catatumbo] at the Humanitarian Verification Commission in Catatumbo.” On November 12, Vivamos Humanos posted on X: “#VerificationCommissionofCatumbo Today, we head out to the municipality of Tibú, Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Guatemala attends the presentation of new public policy for the protection of human rights defenders

The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted on social media: “Today, PBI is attending the presentation of the #PublicPolicy for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. ‘Defending human rights is not a crime, it is an act of active citizenship and deep love for the country,’ said Marco Antonio Sandoval, Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

Hereditary Chief Watahayetsxw vows to defend Gitanyow territory with blockades to stop PRGT pipeline and Ksi Lisims LNG terminal

Video still: Gitanyow Hereditary Chief Watahayetsxw responds to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement today. Video from Laxyipyouth on Instagram. Members from the Gitanyow, Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en nations, as well as the Kispiox Valley Community Association, travelled to Terrace, British Columbia today to respond to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

Canada calls on Honduras to strengthen its Protection Mechanism for human rights defenders at UPR intervention at the UN in Geneva

Video still of Canada presenting during the UPR of Honduras, November 7, 2025. On November 7, Canada commented on the protection needs of human rights defenders in Honduras during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Honduras at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The UN has explained: “The Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS from Order Paper Question on the CANSEC arms show and human rights considerations

Photo: Protest against CANSEC, May 28, 2025. Order Paper Question Q-323 was submitted by Member of Parliament Heather McPherson on September 16, 2025. The response was tabled on November 3, 2025. Notable excerpts from that response include: INVITATIONS From the Canadian Commercial Corporation From National Defence From the Canadian Commercial Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

The approaching final investment decision on the PRGT pipeline brings concerns about the risk of aggressions against land defenders

Photo: In June 2025, PBI-Canada and PBI-Colombia visited the site of the Gitanyow blockade against the PRGT pipeline. A spokesperson for Texas-based Western LNG recently stated they are aiming to make a final investment decision (FID) on the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline by the end of this year Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

Norwegian activists call on Canadian company to stop the Nussir mine on the traditional lands of the Indigenous Sámi people

lagnorge (Latin American groups in Norway): “The fights against extractivism are connected, that’s why LAG’s Solidarity Brigade members have participated in the protest fight against Nussirgruva this week [August 28, 2025]. We have had important conversations about how we can strengthen solidarity between movements that fight against different forms of Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago

PBI-Canada observes march in Ottawa that calls for an end to Canadian-made rifles and armoured vehicles in Sudan

On November 7, PBI-Canada observed a protest march in Ottawa that called for “peace, freedom, justice” in Sudan, expressed concerns about external powers seeking control of Sudan given it is Africa’s third largest producer of gold, and noted news reports about Canadian-made weapons used in the context of war crimes. Read more

By Brent Patterson, ago