• 2 March 2018
    Two years since Berta Cáceres' death the struggle for justice continues
    Two years ago, Berta Cáceres, Lenca indigenous leader and coordinator of COPINH, was murdered in her residence in La Esperanza, Intibucá. Despite global outcry, justice still hasn’t been done*.
  • 6 February 2018
    Adventure, Frustration and Hope
    Former PBI Volunteers Share their Experiences at First Meeting of PBI Alumni NetworkTense encounters with paramilitaries in the Colombian jungle, 10-hour meetings, exhumations and festivities in remote Guatemalan villages, the stresses and joys of communal life, emergency evacuations of threatened human rights defenders, the meaning of solidarity, and a constant emotion
  • 2 February 2018
    Attacks against Colombian Peace Community trigger international response
    Jan 2018
  • 1 February 2018
    No peace, but still hope in Colombia, verification mission concludes
    “There is no peace in the territories, but there is still hope” concluded the international verification mission that visited Colombia in November 2017 in order to assess the
  • 30 January 2018
    Sir Henry Brooke, PBI UK Patron and tireless advocate of human rights passes away
    January 2018We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Sir Henry Brooke CMG, a Patron of PBI UK and an invaluable supporter.
  • 26 January 2018
    ALERT Spiraling Violence against Human Rights Defenders in Honduras
    PBI Honduras has released an alert regarding the alarming escalation of violence against Human Rights Defenders since the presidential elections held on 26 November.
  • 24 January 2018
    The Lawyers who Risk their Lives for Justice
    Every year, lawyers who work for the defence of human rights are harassed, threatened, persecuted and even killed. On the 24th of January, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, the international community celebrates the importance of lawyers in upholding human rights and the rule of law, and reflects on how to combat the serious threats they face.
  • 17 January 2018
    The UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders: Twenty Years On
    “Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms.”                            - UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders 
  • 2 January 2018
    UK Parliament expresses concern over killings of HRDs in Colombia
    On December 20th 2017 Ann Clwyd MP tabled an early day motion (EDM) in parliament on the critical situation in Colombia for human rights defenders. This statement comes after the killings of prominent land rights defenders Mario Castaño Bravo and Hernán Bedoya at the end of 2017. The EDM reads:
  • 5 December 2017
    PBI: Defending human rights is crucial in the present context of Honduras
    December 5th, 2017Peace Brigades International (PBI) is observing with serious concern the situation in Honduras in the days following the general elections that took place on November 26th, 2017. Since then, both national and international civil society organizations have expressed their concern surrounding the tense climate generated due to the lack of definitive presidential results.

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