Honduras

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*.

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.

PBI: Defending human rights is crucial in the present context of Honduras

December 5th, 2017

Peace 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.

Defending the Defenders Event - 25 Sept 2017

An evening of talks, discussion and music aboard the Tattershall Castle (‘The Pub on the River Thames’ – between Westminster and Embankment tube stations).

25 SEPTEMBER | 18:30 | VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON

Dina Meza Nominated for Tulip award

Honduran journalist and defender of freedom of expression, Dina Meza, has been nominated for the prestigious Human Rights Tulip award of the Dutch government.

World Press Freedom Day: We are still fighting for freedom of expression

3rd May 2017

Advocate to run first marathon for lawyers at risk

In May, advocate Niall McCluskey will be running his first ever marathon to raise funds for PBI UK in support of lawyers at risk around the world.

In this short video, Niall explains why he is running his first ever marathon on behalf of PBI UK.

You can sponsor him by clicking here

Fighting for Judicial Independence

López Lone et al versus Honduras: fighting for judicial independence in Honduras

Following the visit to the United Kingdom in December 2016 of Adan Guillermo López Lone, UCL Institute of the Americas student Alexandra Nawrat analyses the case of Guillermo Lopez Lone and the situation of the independence of the judiciary in Honduras.

Adan Guillermo Lopez Lone

Honduras:Defending Human Rights in 2016

PBI Honduras has published its fourth edition of their newsletter , reflecting on human rights and the work of defenders in the country throughout 2016.

Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2017

24 January 2017 marked the seventh Day of the Endangered Lawyer. While this year’s focus will be on China, we also want to take this day as an opportunity to highlight the situation for lawyers in the countries where PBI works.

Lawyers challenging those responsible for human rights violations pay an extremely high price - they may have their work obstructed, be followed, watched, harassed, subjected to spurious prosecutions, killed or ‘forcibly disappeared’.

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