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 countries in the world, with field projects in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

Who we are

 
History

History

News

News

 
Annual reviews

Annual reviews

 
 
 
Who is a human rights defender?

Who is a human rights defender?

 
Women and LGBTQI+ rights

Women and LGBTQI+ rights

 
 
 
 
Protective accompaniment

Protective accompaniment

 
Pro bono work

Pro bono work

 
Resources

Resources

 
Volunteer

Volunteer

 
Economic and social rights

Land and environmental rights

 

Justice and the rule of law

 
 
 
Advocacy and policy

Advocacy and policy

 
Training

Training

Raising awareness

Raising awareness

 
 

Vacancies

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