PBI-Canada observes the International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament
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Women Human Rights Defenders
Women and minority rights activists around the world are working to create positive change in their communities. Women human rights defenders face many of the same challenges as their male counterparts. However, many face additional obstacles and threats because they challenge the status quo twice over – through their work and by challenging (by their very existence) accepted norms, traditions, perceptions and stereotypes about femininity, sexual orientation and the role and status of women in society. As a result, they are vulnerable to threats, stigma, rejection by family and community, and violence.
Webinar 5: Women’s rights during the pandemic
Webinar 3: Stories of Resilience, Hope and Solidarity
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
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.