• 4 September 2019
    PBI turns 38
    38 years ago, on September 4, 1981, the international human rights organization Peace Brigades International was founded.
  • 1 September 2019
    QUOTE: Claudia Julieta Duque, investigative journalist
    “I think Peace Brigades plays a key role in saving the lives of those of us who do not believe in guns, those of us who do work that is frowned upon in this country. It is a guarantee for daily life; I feel very safe when I’m with Peace Brigades, they are like guardian angels to me. I really feel that the daily accompaniment lets me continue to pursue my work the way I do it; I feel much calmer.” - Claudia Julieta Duque, investigative journalist
  • 21 May 2019
    Just Released! PBI 2018 Annual Report
    In 2018, 441 volunteers provided support to 13 PBI country groups, including PBI-USA, 7 projects and our International Office located in Brussels. 84 international volunteers provided protection to 1334 threatened human rights defenders in countries where PBI has a presence. Click the link below to read about the work of PBI as well as the brave human rights defenders we accompany in our 2018 annual report.
  • 20 May 2019
    Call for Peace and Human Rights in Colombia
    On April 16th, the U.N. Security Council warned that “the Colombian peace process stands today at a critical juncture.” In his remarks before the Security Council, U.S.
  • 19 May 2019
    PBI Guatemala Reports Deteriorating Human Rights Conditions
    March 19, 2019
  • 7 May 2019
    Mexico: A Deteriorating Situation for Human Rights Defenders
    In the first four months of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s term, which began on December 1, 2018, at least seventeen human rights defenders and journalists were murdered, an increase over last year’s rate. If killings continue at this rate, fifty-two defenders and journalists will be dead by the end of 2019. Click here to read more
  • 1 May 2019
    Closing of space for dissent in Honduras
    Attacks on human rights defenders, journalists, and others exercising their right to free speech in Honduras have increased in the first months of 2019. Below are some selected incidents illustrating a trend toward a continued closing of space for dissent.
  • 11 April 2019
    Racial discrimination and the dispossession of natural resources in indigenous territories: The case of Choréachi
    April 11, 2019
  • 5 April 2019
    Leaders from the Bajo Atrato express their concerns to the international community
    April 5, 2019 “Our lives are confined, we cannot leave, the illegal armed actors are disputing our lands, and those who speak out or try to speak out become military objectives.”
  • 29 March 2019
    Turning the Tide on Impunity: Protection and Access to Justice for Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Mexico
    Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office after campaigning on a platform focused heavily on combating corruption and insecurity and bringing peace and reconciliation to the Mexican people. A new report from the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA and PBI) focuses on how the new government can approach an important aspect of this endeavor: creating a safer and more enabling environment for journalists and human rights defenders to carry out their important work.

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