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15 June 2016
Browse our anual review to learn more about our impact in 2015, and our specific work with women human rights defenders, LGTBI organizations, enviromental activists and lawyers.
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7 June 2016
On the 8th and 9th June 2016, the second Periodic Review of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Honduras (CESCR) will take place in Geneva.In the previous review in May 2001, 26 recommendations were made to Honduras. However none of these recommendations made explicit reference to the situation regarding the defence of economic, social and cultural rights.
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6 May 2016
In April 2016 Padre Alberto Franco and Jani Silva, Colombian human rights defenders, visited London as part of a Europe wide speaker tour organised by PBI.Father Alberto Franco is the executive secretary of the human rights NGO Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission (CIJP). The work of the CIJP focuses on the field accompaniment Afro-Colombian, indigenous and peasant farmer communities.
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26 April 2016
Invisible MandelasThe world woke up to the perils of defending human rights in Honduras last month with the tragic news of the murder of environmental activist Berta Cáceres. According to a recent study by Global Witness, Honduras is the most dangerous country in the world to be an environmental defender, with 111 murders reported between 2010 and 2015.
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4 April 2016
PBI calls on the Mexican Government to take the actions required to guarantee the security of Cristina Auerbach and the Pasta de Conchos Family OrganizationMexico City, 31 March 2016.– Due to the recent intimitadion and slander suffered by the Human Rights Defender Cristina Auerbach, PBI calls on the Mexican Government to take the actions required to guarantee her security and the one of the other members of the Pasta de Conchos Family Organization. Likewise, PBI requests Mexican authorities to publicly recognise the legitimate work carried out by the Organisation.
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18 March 2016
Deadline is 17 January 2016 for training to take place in September 2016.
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18 March 2016
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.” Shakespeare’s Julius CaesarPBI UK Event 2015 - "Shakespeare and the Law" from Helen Selka on Vimeo.
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18 March 2016
Check out our November 2015 Newsletter with updates from the field, speaker tours of HRDs, PBI UK's advocacy work and upcoming events.
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18 March 2016
The next PBI orientation weekend will be held between 8-10 April 2016 at YHA Jordans in Buckinghamshire.
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16 March 2016
In March 2016 Pedro Sicá, Guatemalan indigenous leader, visited London as part of a Europe wide speaker tour organised by PBI. Pedro is an indigenous Maya K’iche’ leader of the Cunén Community Council (CCC), a community organization for the defence of the land, natural resources and human rights. In the area of Cunén and northern Quiché, there are many social conflicts around hydroelectric projects, mining and high-voltage electricity pylons. PBI began accompanying CCC in 2010 due to the security risks faced by human rights defenders actively promoting the right to land, territory and natural resources in the region.
