StaffKatherine Hughes-Fraitekh: Executive Director Katherine Hughes-Fraitekh has worked on human rights, peace and justice issues, and international affairs for the last 20+ years. She has broad and varied experience in a number of related fields including conflict resolution, field work overseas, non-profit management, fundraising and development, media relations, US Congressional staff and Committees, political advocacy, US/Mexico border issues and Middle Eastern affairs. She earned a BA degree with honors in Government at the University of Texas at Austin in 1985 and a MA degree in International Development with a focus on Peace Studies (at American University) and Middle Eastern Studies (at Georgetown University) in 1989. She worked for a number of years in Washington, DC, including with the National League of Cities, National Council, Palestinian–Israeli Peace Talks, Brookings Institute and Congressional Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. She has been on a number of delegations related to humanitarian assistance, human rights, and micro-enterprise programs in Middle Eastern countries. After moving to New Mexico, she created and directed a holistic program for women dealing with domestic violence and poverty at the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women; served as a national consultant for the US Department of Labor and other national and international organizations; and directed the NM State Workforce Board, NM One-Stop program, and the NM Human Needs Coordinating Council. Katherine has worked with several peace & justice groups organizing national and international tours/campaigns and served as a manager for Rahim Alhaj, a renowned oud master and composer from Baghdad, Iraq, who received a Grammy nominee for best world music album in 2008, and is also a political refugee.
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PBI USA news/eventsAppeal with 2000+ signatures delivered to Colombian President Mexico's military accused of Human Rights violations will be tried in civilian courts UN Report on Women Rights Defenders released, PBI participates Partner activitiesPBI International newsPBI Kenya Project field volunteer recruitment International Human Rights Day: PBI stands in solidarity with defenders worldwide Standing in solidarity with women human rights defenders worldwide Latest publications A Panorama of the Defense of Human Rights in Mexico, April 2013A Panorama of the Defense of Human Rights in Mexico, April 2013 (pdf 11.1 MB)  Annual Report PBI Mexico 2011Annual Report PBI Mexico 2011 (pdf 1.7 MB)  Annual Report PBI Mexico 2010Annual Report PBI Mexico 2010 (pdf 854 KB)  Annual Report PBI Mexico 2012Annual Report PBI Mexico 2012 (pdf 1.0 MB)  Honduras - the defence of human rights: a high-risk activityHonduras - the defence of human rights: a high-risk activity (pdf 2.4 MB)  ColomPBIa no 19: Peace initiatives in Colombia, November 2012ColomPBIa no 19: Peace initiatives in Colombia, November 2012 (pdf 0.9 MB)  Dignas: Voices of Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico, March 2012Dignas: Voices of Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico, March 2012 (pdf 5.1 MB)  PBI Annual Review 2011PBI Annual Review 2011 (pdf 1.6 MB)  MIP 100 January 2012Our Monthly Information Package for January, details the activities of PBI during the month (including all meetings with national authorities, civil society organisations and the diplomatic corp). MIP 100 January 2012 (pdf 241 KB)  Bulletin 24 - 2nd of 2011Pre-trial custody and criminal justice procedures: three people from San Juan Sacatepequez deprived of liberty for almost three years - Follow up to the Community Consultation in Sacapulas, Quiché. Bulletin 24 - 2nd of 2011 (pdf 1.4 MB) Keep in touch
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