Protecting & Realising the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples & Local Communities in the Context of Business & Human Rights
A new Position Paper has been developed by a cross-regional group of Indigenous, Afro-descendant, local community and local civil society representatives and leaders with firsthand experience of human rights and environmental harms connected to the production, extraction and demand for goods – goods that end up in the UK.
Parliamentary Committee Backs Call for Responsible Business Law: A Milestone in the Campaign for UK Corporate Accountability
A new report by the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights calls for the Government to introduce mandatory human rights due diligence duties for businesses, obliging companies to prevent violations.
PBI Strengthens Governance and Strategic Support
PBI is delighten to announce that Maria-Krystyna Duval, CEO of the Carbon Technology Research Foundation (CTRF), has joined our Ambassadors Network, and we have several exciting newcomers to our Advisory Board.
Stephen Cragg KC on PBI’s vital work with human rights defenders
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.
Recent Victories for Human Rights Defenders
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.
PBI Impact: Decades of Support Culminate in Historic 2024 Guatemala Land Rights Accords
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.
PBI Impact: Empowering Women Defender to Win Landmark Case on Sexual Violence
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.
PBI UK Launches 2023-25 impact report
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.
In Conversation with Jésus Thomas González
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.
Nanette Onu and Rowan Popplewell Join PBI UK Board of Trustees
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 Conversation with Defe
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.
Todas Somos Defensoras - We are all woman human rights defenders
This new Project Highlights the Struggles and Resilience of Women Human Rights Defenders in Latin America
“We’re always expecting eviction” - Forced Evictions in Guatemala
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.
The Line We Crossed
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.
The UK must fight human rights and environmental abuses in its supply chains
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.
Take action to help pbi to protect environmental defenders
From 22 - 29 April, your donation to PBI UK’s work supporting environmental rights defenders will be doubled!
Our year so far
PBI UK launches its update of the year so far, summarising the support provided to multiple human rights defenders from around the world to mobilise action in support of their cases.
Ongoing Struggles for Justice: Criminalisation of Maya Ch'orti' Indigenous Defenders in Guatemala
This article explores the ongoing criminalisation, delayed trials, and repression faced by Indigenous defenders in Guatemala for resisting imposed mining operations.
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