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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · 11h

Following the PBI-Mexico accompanied Espacio OSC advocacy visit to Ottawa, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives notes the Protection Mechanism in its presentation to the House of Commons standing committee on international trade: pbicanada.org/2025/10/10/c... #PBIaccompanies

Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · 3d

PBI-Colombia accompanied the Corporation for Judicial Freedom and the Humanitarian Caravan in Anorí, Antioquia on September 28-29 in a context of armed clashes between the army, FARC dissidents and the Gulf Clan: pbicanada.org/2025/10/07/p... #CaravanaHumanitariaEnAnorí #PBIaccompanies

Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · 4d

PBI-Guatemala observes a march in Guatemala City against the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza: pbicanada.org/2025/10/06/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · 9d

Representatives of the Civil Society Organizations Space (Espacio OSC) in Mexico presented yesterday at Carleton University in Ottawa on the need to strengthen the Protection Mechanism for human rights defenders and journalists. More at: pbicanada.org/2025/09/26/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Javier Gárate @javitejavier.bsky.social · 13d

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Photo-journal of PBI-Mexico accompanied Espacio OSC advocacy tour in Canada on Protection Mechanism - Peace Brigades International-Canada

Héctor Hugo Arreola Galván and Elizabeth Guadalupe Mosqueda Rivera from the Civil Society Space of Organizations (Espacio OSC) in Mexico are in Ottawa with proposals to improve the Protection Mechanis...

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · 11d

As Espacio OSC starts their second week of meetings in Ottawa seeking support for the Protection Mechanism for human rights defenders and journalists in Mexico, this is a photo-journal of their first week of encounters and activities: pbicanada.org/2025/09/26/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · 16d

Representatives of Espacio OSC, accompanied by Peace Brigades International, are currently on an advocacy tour in Canada to raise awareness of the situation of human rights defenders and journalists in Mexico. Read more at: pbicanada.org/2025/09/24/e... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wet'suwet'en and Gitxsan leaders respond to the creation of the Canadian government's Major Projects Office (MPO) and its implications for Indigenous rights. We further highlight UN committee concerns about the RCMP C-IRG and megaprojects: pbicanada.org/2025/09/03/w... #PBIaccompanies

Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project recently accompanied the Association for Social Research and Action (Asociación Nomadesc) at the general assembly held by the Buenaventura Civic Strike Committee: pbicanada.org/2025/08/27/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 12

Yesterday the PBI accompanied Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (Credhos) took part in a mobilization in Barrancabermeja to say “yes to the popular consultation” on labour rights that is scheduled to happen on August 7: pbicanada.org/2025/06/12/p... #PBIaccompanies

Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 11

Yesterday we heard powerful testimony from ARCAH in Honduras and Red Solidaria in Mexico on the struggles they are engaged in, plus the solidarity that PBI offers through physical accompaniment and advocacy. An overview of the discussion at pbicanada.org/2025/06/11/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 10

TODAY! Tuesday June 10 at 1 pm ET! Join us to hear Alejandra Ignacio Alvarez of the @PBI_Mexico accompanied Human Rights Solidarity Network (RSDH). With simultaneous Spanish-English translation. 101+ people have already registered via: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 10

TODAY! Tuesday June 10 at 1 pm ET! Join this webinar to hear Lilian Lizeth Flores, an environmental defender with the Honduran Alternative for Community and Environmental Vindication (ARCAH). With simultaneous Spanish-English translation. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 9

THIS TUESDAY JUNE 10! At 1 pm EDT, you can hear this panel of accompanied defenders from Honduras and Mexico, a PBI field volunteer and a Global Witness campaigner speak about Indigenous rights, megaprojects and volunteering for protection: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 8

The G7 summit in Canada, this coming June 15-17, is taking place days after three fast-track bills, a pending "special economic zone" to accelerate mining, and the PRGT pipeline decision that Indigenous land defenders are vowing to resist: pbicanada.org/2025/06/08/g... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 8

WEBINAR: TUESDAY JUNE 10 at 1 pm EDT. Sign up to hear this panel with defenders from Honduras and Mexico to learn about "Volunteering for Protection: Indigenous Rights and the Impacts of Megaprojects" with Spanish-English translation: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 6

PBI-Colombia accompanies Peace Community of San José de Apartadó at ceremony where Colombian government apologizes for state violence: pbicanada.org/2025/06/05/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 5

PBI-Mexico accompanied Ejido El Bajio challenges Fresnillo PLC at annual shareholders meeting in London, UK: pbicanada.org/2025/06/04/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 5

PBI-Honduras accompanies the Agrarian Platform and COPA as they denounce the link between armed group and companies: pbicanada.org/2025/06/05/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 5

PBI-Colombia accompanies Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation at meeting on rights of women searchers with Ombudsman: pbicanada.org/2025/06/05/p... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · Jun 5

Indigenous land defenders prepare to protect their territories with blockades and risk OPP police violence as the Canadian province of Ontario passes Bill 5 “special economic zone” legislation that will accelerate Ring of Fire mining: pbicanada.org/2025/06/05/i... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · May 27

We note the Canadian Press and CBC News reports about warnings of road, rail and mine blockades on Indigenous lands in northern Ontario, Canada if the Ring of Fire is declared a “special economic zone” with the Ford government's Bill 5: pbicanada.org/2025/05/27/w... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · May 20

Misael Mata Asencio, a defender of Maya Q'eqchi' territory in Guatemala, was killed on May 14, just days after he participated in a hike to look at exploratory mining drilling holes linked to a Canadian company focused on critical minerals: pbicanada.org/2025/05/20/m... #PBIaccompanies

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Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · May 20

PBI-Honduras accompanies two environmental defenders with ARCAH at a "conciliation" hearing following a "personal injury" complaint filed by the owner of the El Cortijo poultry company linked to the pollution of the Choluteca River: pbicanada.org/2025/05/20/p... #PBIaccompanies

Peace Brigades International-Canada @pbicanada.bsky.social · May 19

@frontlinedefenders.bsky.social names 31 of the Palestinian human rights defenders killed in 2023 and 2024, including 19-year-old Hassan Hamad. We share more about these journalists, doctors and paramedics, and note that airstrikes killed many of them: pbicanada.org/2025/05/18/f... #ShutDownCANSEC

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