When those who champion human rights become targets themselves, how do we protect them? Stephen Cragg KC, PBI UK ambassador, explores the vital role played by PBI and its network of volunteers.

Around the world, human rights defenders are making significant strides in their pursuit of justice—for themselves, their communities and the planet. Here’s a brief look at some inspiring wins from the past few months.

In 2024, following years of violent displacements from their land, Indigenous and campesino movements—who PBI has stood alongside for decades—signed a landmark Agrarian Agreement with the Guatemalan government. Read the second story from our latest impact report.

In the first of a series of stories from our latest impact report, we introduce Patricia Loko Mutua—a member of a PBI network that connects and strengthens Kenyan women defenders—who in 2024 played a key role in securing a rare and powerful victory in a case of sexual abuse.

In testing circumstances, human rights and environmental defenders are demonstrating that key battles can be won if they are safe and heard. Our new report takes a look at how PBI UK has supported these defenders, while outlining our plans for the years ahead.

As part of PBI UK’s May advocacy tour, we interviewed Jésus Thomas González, representative of the Ejido El Bajío and land & environmental defender, to explore the work of the Ejido El Bajío in defending their land and seeking due compensation.

We are delighted to welcome Nanette Onu (Director at Protimos and I Am Somebody's Child Soldier) and Rowan Popplewell (Policy and Advocacy Manager at Bond) to the PBI UK Board of Trustees.

In May, Defe, an Indigenous and environmental human rights defender from Indonesia visited the UK to speak to various government and civil society representatives about the impacts plantations are having on Indigenous communities in West Papua.

This new Project Highlights the Struggles and Resilience of Women Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

This article explore the issue of evictions and threats of eviction that have been a persistent threat for Indigenous and campesino communities in Alta and Baja Verapaz, Guatemala.

Environmental defenders Jesús Thomas González and Defe visited the UK from Mexico and Indonesia respectively, to campaign for corporate accountability and support for threatened defenders. The week culminating in a screening of ‘The Line We Crossed’, demonstrating how environmental activism is criminalised in the UK too.

Last week, grassroots human rights defenders came to London to speak out against the environmental destruction and trampling of rights by extractive industries. They called on the UK government to act now and pass a mandatory due diligence law. Christina Challis and Ben Leather of PBI UK explain why.