• 20 April 2020
    PBI-Honduras continues to accompany defenders and monitor human rights violations during COVID-19 pandemic
    The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project has affirmed on its Facebook page that despite the COVID-19 pandemic: “We continue with our work of accompanying national organizations and monitoring violations of human rights.”
  • 11 April 2020
    PBI-Honduras notes environmental network’s concern about the dispossession of territories during the COVID-19 pandemic
    On April 9, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted on its Facebook page a 4-page statement from the National Coalition of Environmental Networks and Organizations of Honduras (CONROA).The Honduran Centre for the Promotion of Community Development (CEHPRODEC), which is accompanied by PBI-Honduras, coordinates the national coalition.
  • 9 April 2020
    PBI-Honduras accompanied COPINH issues alert about the possible release of the killers of Berta Cáceres
    Alert! The killers of Berta Cáceres would be released amid the COVID19 crisis
  • 6 February 2020
    From 2008 until the beginning of 2018, at least 295 LGBTIQ+ people were killed in Honduras
    We are. The voices of diversity.mp4  
  • 6 February 2020
    Social Justice, criminalized
    PBI accompany human rights defenders in different parts of the world who push for social justice and respect for the rule of law. This work often implies considerable risk. PBI supports many defenders who have been criminalised for the work they carry out, meaning the legal system is used against them in order to stop their resistance. 
  • 12 December 2019
    Human Rights Defenders at the centre
    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.
  • 10 December 2019
    Celebrating Human Rights Day
    “They were heaven sent. They always seemed to be there at the right time.” - Tita Dadilla, Mexican human rights defender, on PBI volunteers In celebration of International Human Rights Day, we are proud to announce the release of ‘The Defenders’, a short film by Manu Valcarce exploring the experience of being a human rights defender in countries where the rule of law is fragile.
  • 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.
  • 29 November 2019
    PBI-Honduras observes community consultation that rejects mines and solar power park
    The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project has posted, “On November 17, PBI-Honduras observed a self-consultation of the municipality of Namasigüe, Choluteca, which was carried out with the technical support of our accompanied organization, CEHPRODEC.”PBI-Honduras adds, “According to the final vote count, 97% of the residents rejected the installation of mining projects and photovoltaic plants.”The mining projects appear to involve Montreal-based Glen Eagle Resources Inc. and its Honduran subsidiary Cobra Oro.
  • 22 October 2019
    “We see ourselves as cultivators of hope”
    At the end of 2018, small-scale farmers became protagonists at the United Nations.

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