We defend the defenders.
PBI is a leading NGO working to protect human rights and environmental defenders at risk. Each day human rights defenders speak out for the rights of others and the future of our planet. Each day they risk their livelihoods, their liberty and, in many cases, their lives. Attacks, abductions, and assassinations are on the increase - over 350 peaceful defenders were murdered for their peaceful human rights work in 2021, and thousands more faced threats, harassment, and wrongful arrest.
No other organisation in the world supports threatened human rights and environmental defenders in the way PBI does. We stand alongside these brave activists, we learn from them, and echo their call. We keep them safe, and we work to ensure their voices are heard.
We provide life-saving support to community leaders, environmentalists and other human rights defenders in some of the most dangerous contexts in the world, with teams of trained professionals and volunteers embedded in communities in Latin America, Asia and Africa.
We spoke with Sebastián Escobar Uribe, a lawyer working with the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CCAJAR) in Colombia. Sebastián has supported the documentation of crimes committed by members of police and armed forces, which involved arbitrary detention and extrajudicial execution of civilians who were reported as members of illicit groups killed as a result of armed confrontation.
PBI UK launches its end of year update, summarising the support provided to multiple human rights defenders from around the world to mobilise action in support of their cases.
PBI UK is delighted to announce that Stephen Cragg KC has joined us as Coordinating Ambassador of our new Ambassadors Network
We reflect upon the impact of recent initiatives to assess what lessons can be learnt about the effectiveness of international legal support.
PBI welcomed a cross-regional group of human rights defenders, Indigenous and Afro-descendent leaders to the UK to identify what must be done to support them in the protection of their land, environment and livelihoods.
A new Peace Brigades International (PBI) UK investigation shows links between UK companies, environmental devastation and attacks on rights activists calling for law to ensure effective due diligence
We spoke to Dr. Mandira Sharma, a prominent lawyer, woman human rights defender, and co-founder of Nepal’s trailblazing organisation working to promote the rule of law, Advocacy Forum. PBI UK spoke to Mandira about her work, addressing some of the challenges that remain and what the international community can do to support it.
We spoke with woman human rights defender Gita Rasaili, vice chair of the Conflict Victims National Network and a representative of Nepal’s marginalised Dalit community. She shared the story of her childhood, her family’s suffering during the conflict, and her work seeking justice for victims in Nepal.
International lawyers call on the the state of Nepal to align it’s transitional justice process with international standards and to ensure that victims of the conflict are at the heart of the process.
The Independent Delegation of International Lawyers launch an in-depth report into transitional justice and the rule of law in Nepal
Further reductions to the UK aid budget will take take funds away from human rights defenders and other key allies in tackling poverty, abuses and climate change.
Join us in the fight for justice
Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll send you news, alerts, and events from across the PBI world.