In his own words: Marcos Leyva, Oaxacan human rights defender
March 19, 2018
UN Names US-Funded Forces in Honduras as Responsible in Shooting Deaths of Protesters
March 13, 2018
EVENT: Defenders at Risk: An Update on Colombia's Peace Process
You are cordially invited to join Peace Brigades International (PBI) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) for a discussion on the current human rights situation in Colombia, on Friday, March 16, 12:30-1:30 p.m., at the WOLA office on 1666 Connecticut Ave N.W., suite 400.
Featured speakers will be Petra Langhenrich (PBI - Colombia) and Gimena Sanchez (Director for the Andes, WOLA).
Meet the women who are changing the world
March 8, 2018
PBI celebrates the incredible and vital work done by Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in Honduras, Mexico and Kenya, despite their continuing struggle against oppression and human rights abuses.
Justice for Berta Cáceres!
March 2, 2018
More than 60 international organizations, backed by members of European Parliament, demand justice in the case of Berta Cáceres, echoing the requests of COPINH (Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras) for guarantees of non-repetion and defense of human rights in the reigion.
Guatemala: the forgotten women
February 28, 2018
"The 2005 massacre was not the end, it was just the beginning"
February 23, 2018
In her own words: Rosalinda Dionicio, United Peoples’ Network of the Ocotlán Valley, Mexico
Rosalinda Dionicio is a leader of the United Peoples’ Network of the Ocotlán Valley in Defense of Territory. Since 2009, the organization has been demanding the closure of the San José mine, owned by a subsidiary of the Canadian company Fortuna Silver Mines, which they say has caused environmental destruction and water shortages in their communities. Rosalinda is a survivor of a 2012 attack by gunmen in which her colleague Bernardo Vásquez Sánchez was assassinated--one of many serious human rights violations suffered by the organization.
Guatemala Project updates: attacks on indigenous leaders, corruption
February 15, 2018