Latest NewsAppeal with 2000+ signatures delivered to Colombian PresidentMore than 2000 signatures have been sent to Colombian President Manuel Santos as part of an appeal requesting protection of a rally organized by Colombia’s National Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE). The campaign was...[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] |
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 publicationsA 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) What they say"We have faced moments of great difficulty but thanks to PBI's accompaniment, we have been able to continue our activities; international accompaniment has given us more confidence and strength." |

