Peace Brigades International-Canada is a member of the Americas Policy Group (APG), a network of Canadian civil society organizations working for human rights and social and environmental justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In this joint letter from the Americas Policy Group-Common Frontiers to Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, we state: “It is with the utmost urgency that we share our alarm about the unlawful, lethal, U.S. military attack in Venezuela on January 3 and the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.”
The APG-Common Frontiers letter to the prime minister further states: “We join our many partners across Latin America, the Caribbean and beyond who are vigorously condemning the U.S. military operation of January 3, President Trump’s stated intention to ‘run Venezuela’ and sell seized Venezuelan oil, his recorded threats to send U.S. troops into Colombia and Mexico, and threats against Cuba.”
The letter reiterates the call made to the Government of Canada in this letter dated November 13, 2025, to “close the loophole that currently allows for the export of military goods to the U.S. despite the clear risk that they could be used in military operations that violate international law and human rights.”
Read more at JOINT OPEN LETTER: Canada, oppose U.S. threats to rights, sovereignty and peace in Venezuela and the Americas (January 8, 2026) and JOINT LETTER: Canada, take action to avoid complicity in unlawful U.S. airstrikes in Latin America and the Caribbean (November 13, 2025).
Further reading
PBI-Canada amplifies voices of human rights defenders following the US military action in Venezuela, threats against Colombia and Mexico (January 6, 2026)
Unifor statement on U.S. actions in Venezuela (January 7, 2026): “Unifor joins the national and international labour movement and its allies in strongly condemning the recent actions taken by the U.S. Trump Administration against Venezuela.”
KAIROS statement on U.S. attacks on Venezuela (January 6, 2026): “KAIROS joins partners in Latin America, civil society groups, the World Council of Churches and churches in Canada in strongly condemning recent U.S. military attacks on Venezuela.”
The United Church of Canada (January 3, 2026): “The United Church of Canada joins partners in Latin America and the Caribbean and the World Council of Churches in strongly condemning the US military attack on Venezuela.”
