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
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
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
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
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
On October 29, PBI-Honduras posted on social media: “Yesterday we celebrated the valuable work of the Muñecas de Arcoiris Trans Women’s Collective, which has been defending the rights of trans people in Honduras for 17 years. During the anniversary, the trans defenders affirmed that they are more than a collective, Read more
On November 1, PBI-Colombia posted on social media: “We accompanied @nomadescdh [the Association for Research and Social Action] and the UIP [Intercultural University of the Peoples] on their third territorial tour, ‘an open-air learning experience’. We observed this sky from the Bahía Málaga Community Council, made up of four communities: Read more
On October 31, PBI-Guatemala posted on social media: “Yesterday PBI accompanied members of the Maya Ch’orti’ Indigenous Council of Olopa Chiquimula at the seventh hearing of the criminalization case for their fight against mining in Olopa. It was the turn of two witnesses to the accusation, a member of the Read more
Photo: “PBI Mexico volunteers in activities to accompany the People’s Front in Defense of Land and Water, in the municipality of Nealtican, Puebla, October 2025.” The most recent PBI-Mexico e-newsletter notes: “During the months of September and October, PBI Mexico continued to accompany defenders and organizations in their work for Read more
Human rights organizations, movements and processes from numerous countries including Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, recently met alongside international organizations at a Meeting for the Right to Defend Human Rights in Latin America. Two Peace Brigades International – CEHPRODEC in Honduras and Espacio OSC in Mexico – signed a statement Read more