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Photos and commentary on the protest events around Cabral's murder can be viewed at a blog by James Rodriguez, a former PBI volunteer in Guatemala.[more] Mexico's military accused of Human Rights violations will be tried in civilian courtsPBI would like to congratulate the work done by Mexican human rights defenders and activists that fought and campaigned over decades to make this momentous decision possible. Over several days in July 2011, the Mexican Supreme...[more] Critical security situation for Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission and communities of the Curbaradó and JiguamiandóPBI again expresses its profound concern for the threats against and monitoring of members of the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission (CIJP). PBI accompanies the CIJP in the region of Urabá (in the Cacarica, Curbaradó and...[more] UN Report on Women Rights Defenders released, PBI participatesThe UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs), Margaret Sekaggya, released the yearly report on HRDs. She focuses on women HRDs. PBI played a large role in producing the report...[more] 2010 RFK Human Rights Award laureate Abel Barrera Hernández speaksAbel Barrera, director of the Tlachinollan Human Rights Centre in Guerrero, Mexico, received the RFK Human Rights Award on 19 November 2010 in Washington DC. (from rfkcenter.org) In the world of the mountains, from...[more] PBI-USA at UN NGO Meeting with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, December 14th, NYCOn December 14, 2010, the Connect U.S. Fund, in partnership with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and with assistance from the Ford Foundation, the Ploughshares Fund, and the United Nations Foundation, held a community-wide meeting...[more] National Lawyer’s Committee on Human Rights LaunchesThe National Lawyer’s Committee on Human Rights, a PBI-USA advisory committee, will launch on October 29 in Washington, DC. You’re invited to panel presentations and the evening reception.[more] |
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