Peace Brigades International field volunteers have won the 2018 LUKAS award for Contribution to Human Rights in Latin America. The award, presented by Jeremy Corbyn MP on the 9th of August, is a testament to the solidarity, commitment and tireless work of field volunteers over the years.

                                                    

Filmed by Helen Selka: https://vimeo.com/helenselka

Edited by Manuel Valcarce: http://www.manuvalcarce.co.uk/

The LUKAS - Latin UK Awards are Europe’s only awards ceremony celebrating the growing global impact of Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese music, dance, arts and sport. Created by the UK’s leading Latino publication, Latino Life - in print and online, The LUKAS is a fantastic, colourful, and entertaining celebration of Europe's rapid growing passion for all things Latino, featuring outstanding Latin artists, film makers and sports personalities –  celebrities and athletes from the stage, stadiums and sports fields –  and international stars.

To find out more about the work of PBI field volunteers and how to become a volunteer please see here.

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I’ve known PBI for a long time… They’re people who put themselves in places of enormous danger in many parts of the world. They have done it so that others may be able to speak, and others may be heard. - Jeremy Corbyn