PBI and WOLA: Report on Mexico Protection Mechanism
Mexico City, 26 May 2016.– PBI Mexico and WOLA published today the report "Mexico’s Mechanism to Protect Human Rights Defenders and Journalists: Progress and continued challenges.”
You may download the report at this link.
More than 180 organizations are calling for Prime Minister of Canada promote effective regulation of Canadian mining companies operating in Latin America
Justin Trudeau should implement reforms for mining companies in their country comply with the highest international standards of human rights.
Interview with Donald Hernandez, CEHPRODEC, Honduras
In April 2016, lawyers from CEHPRODEC traveled to Washington, DC to bring attention to the situation they face in Honduras. During their visit, PBI-USA was able to interview attorney Donald Hernandez (pictured) about the situation in Honduras. The following are his reflections.
HONDURAS: LGBT COMMUNITY AT HIGH RISK
PBI is deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation for the LGBT organization Arcoiris, which has seen 6 of their members murdered since June of last year, including Paola Barraza, a member of Arcoiris' group of...
Lawyers in Honduras – A High Risk Profession
Today, PBI-USA joins with our partners around the globe in recognizing the Day of the Endangered Lawyer. The first ever Day of the Endangered Lawyer was organized in 2010 by a group of lawyers in Europe as an effort to call attention to threatened human rights lawyers with special attention given to one designated country each year. In 2016, that country is Honduras.