Yearly Archives: 2025

PBI-Guatemala accompanies the commemoration of the National Day of Dignity of the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict

On February 25, PBI-Guatemala posted on social media: “Today #PBIacompanies the march for the Day of Dignity of Victims of Internal Armed Conflict which honors...

PBI-Canada says that the RCMP C-IRG that criminalizes and violates the rights of land defenders should be disbanded

Video still: Land defender Shaylynn Sampson arrested on Wet’suwet’en territory by RCMP C-IRG officers, November 2021. On February 18, CBC reported that British Columbia (BC) Supreme Court...

PBI-UK “stunned and disappointed” by UK Government’s decision to slash international aid to pay for increase in military spending

The CBC reports: “British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would increase annual defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross...

“Citizen George” documentary includes George Lakey’s time as a PBI volunteer in Sri Lanka

The new documentary about George Lakey, now 87 years old, called “Citizen George” includes his time as a volunteer with Peace Brigades International in...

RCMP apologizes to Ricochet senior editor and Gitxsan reporter for C-IRG breaching reporter’s Charter rights in 2020

Video still: Turner at 44km on Gidimt'en territory as RCMP helicopter buzzes overhead at the time of the 2020 C-IRG raid on Wet'suwet'en territory. The...

PBI-organized “Who Bears the Cost?” webinar highlights the impacts of transnational corporations, the situation in Buenaventura

On Monday February 24, Peace Brigades International organized a webinar, hosted by Lorena Miguel of PBI-Catalunya, that highlighted a new report “Who Bears the...

The Canada-Colombia free trade agreement and “aquafosas” (water graves) in the San Antonio estuary of Buenaventura

Photo by PBI-Colombia. To register for the "Who Bears the Cost?" webinar on Monday February 24, click here. Speaking notes: In the ten minutes that we have,...

“With the dredging of the estuaries, the right to search would be violated”: Vicente Vallies, author of PBI report on Buenaventura

A Peace Brigades International (PBI) organized webinar on Monday February 24 will feature Milbia Andrea Díaz, of the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace,...

UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor highlights Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan land defenders prior to March 6 report to Human Rights Council

Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, has posted on Instagram: “On 6 March I'll present my latest report to the...

PBI-Mexico accompanies the FPDTA-MPT at march in Mexico City on the 6th anniversary of the murder of Samir Flores Soberanes

PBI-Mexico has posted: “This Friday, February 21, PBI accompanies the People's Front in Defense of Land and Water of Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala (FPDTA-MPT) in...
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