• 1 December 2019
    Human Rights Defenders at the Center
    This December, and continuously, PBI puts human rights defenders at the center, in the position they deserve given the fundamental role they play in the protection of human rights and the construction of fair and peaceful societies.Human rights defenders continue to provide voices for the voiceless, pushing for social justice. They often risk their lives to stand up for what they believe in, holding states to account and pushing for human rights to be respected, protected and fulfilled.
  • 30 November 2019
    PBI-Guatemala accompanies CCDA Verapaz on visit to communities of Xyaal Kobee and Xa Jobche
    On November 30, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Projected posted, “The day before yesterday we accompanied CCDA Verapaz to visit the communities of Xyaal Kobee and Xa Jobche in the municipality of Cobán.”PBI-Guatemala began accompanying the Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA), a campesino organization that accompanies and advises mostly Indigenous communities on land rights issues, in July 2018.About 40 percent of the population of Guatemala is indigenous.
  • 29 November 2019
    PBI-Guatemala accompanies BDH law firm at hearing of Mendoza García in Ixil genocide case
    On November 27, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page, “Today we accompanied the BDH [the Human Rights Law Firm] in the first declaration hearing of General Mendoza García in the accusation of genocide and duties against humanity against the Ixil people.”PBI-Guatemala adds, “The defendant participated via video-conference from the Mariscal Zavala prison. Today the MP [Public Ministry] accused the crimes, and tomorrow the statement of Mendoza Garcia is expected.”
  • 19 May 2019
    PBI Guatemala Reports Deteriorating Human Rights Conditions
    March 19, 2019
  • 4 March 2019
    Impunity and siege on civil society mark human rights crisis in Guatemala
    March 4, 2019 The following is a joint press release of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and Union for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala (UDEFEGUA), released in Spanish and translated into English by PBI-USA.
  • 6 February 2019
    Constitutional crisis escalates in Guatemala
    February 6, 2019 On January 7, Guatemala's institutional crisis reached a climax. The government unilaterally terminated the agreement with the United Nations for the permanence of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), granting a period of 24 hours for its officials to leave the country. The decision was announced by the Minister of Foreign Relations, Sanda Jovel, to the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres.
  • 25 January 2019
    Internal Laws and Constitutional Disorder Put (W)HRDs at Risk in Guatemala
    January 25, 2019
  • 14 December 2018
    Continued closing of spaces in Guatemala
    December 14, 2019
  • 4 November 2018
    Reflections from (W)HRDs on the 20th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
    On the 20th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, defenders accompanied by PBI reflect on the importance of the Declaration as well as the accompaniment and international solidarity provided by organizations such as PBI.
  • 3 November 2018
    Number of Defenders Killed in Guatemala Continues to Rise
    In Guatemala, the number of human rights defenders murdered in 2018 continues to rise. Several indigenous leaders struggling to defend their lands are among those killed. As of September 21, twenty-one (women) human rights defenders have been killed in Guatemala this year. Read below for more updates from Guatemala. Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman calls on government to investigate killings of HRDs 

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