Webinar 2: Defending human rights under lockdown in Latin America
Webinar 1: Government and grassroots responses in Kenya
Human rights defenders are supporting their communities to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the urban settlements of Nairobi
Article by PBI-Kenya
Interview with Dr. Agnes Callamard, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
In February 2020, Dr. Agnes Callamard, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions attended the conference ‘Every Voice Matters – collaborative approaches to safety in Nairobi’s urban settlements’ on an academic visit. In this interview, she speaks with PBI about what human rights activists have shared about the human rights situation in Kenya, impunity, and the role of the international community. She emphasizes the resilience and commitment of the mothers of the victims, youth, and human rights defenders, in the urban settlements.
PBI facilitates meeting with Canadian officials and Colombian human rights defenders
Article by PBI-Canada
Honduran smallholders’ lands and harvests at risk due to COVID-19
Article by PBI-UK
The difficulties faced by rural communities prior to the COVID-19 health crisis were already alarming. However, with the arrival of this global pandemic, smallholder farmers have seen their problems multiply. Under a state of emergency, where basic rights like access to health and food are limited, the helplessness of many families is concerning. This comes in addition to the intensified militarization of the countryside under Decree PCM-052-2019, published in October 2019.
Trans rights violations in Honduras under lockdown
Article by PBI-UK
The situation for Honduras’s LGBTQI+ community was already critical before the current health emergency, but the arrival of COVID-19 to this Central American country has led to a double violation of their rights. This is how the Arcoiris LGBT Association describes their situation, explaining that the coronavirus pandemic has had a greater impact on the most vulnerable sectors of the population.