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About PBI-USA

Peace Brigades International deploys teams of international observers providing protective accompaniment to threatened activists in areas of conflict. PBI works at the request of local groups.

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PBI-USA is one of many PBI Country Groups that carry out advocacy, fundraising, outreach, and volunteer recruitment and support. Get involved with PBI-USA!:

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Thank You for Your Support:

Fair Share Foundation
Gendler Family Foundation
Highland Street Foundation
James R. & Mary Jane Barrett Foundation
Sisters Of St. Joseph's
Tides Foundation
Tikva Grassroots Empowerment Fund
Overbrook Foundation
Winky Family Foundation

 

Become a Field Volunteer!

PBI-USA offers orientation weekends for those interested in volunteering with a PBI field team abroad. We support our field volunteers once they are in the field and when they return home. PBI is always looking for qualified field volunteers!

 

Where PBI Works

We have field projects where our volunteers protect threatened human rights defenders in:

Colombia
Guatemala
Mexico
Nepal

 

 

Katherine Hughes-Fraitekh with Margaret Sekaggya of the UN.

"I take this opportunity to voice my full support to the valuable and legitimate work of PBI in several regions of the world, which is a source of inspiration to all of us".
 -UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya,
EU conference, Madrid.

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Latest publications


A Panorama of the Defense of Human Rights in Mexico, April 2013

A Panorama of the Defense of Human Rights in Mexico, April 2013 (pdf 11.1 MB)



Annual Report PBI Mexico 2011

Annual Report PBI Mexico 2011 (pdf 1.7 MB)



Annual Report PBI Mexico 2010

Annual Report PBI Mexico 2010 (pdf 854 KB)



Annual Report PBI Mexico 2012

Annual Report PBI Mexico 2012 (pdf 1.0 MB)



Honduras - the defence of human rights: a high-risk activity

Honduras - the defence of human rights: a high-risk activity (pdf 2.4 MB)



ColomPBIa no 19: Peace initiatives in Colombia, November 2012

ColomPBIa no 19: Peace initiatives in Colombia, November 2012 (pdf 0.9 MB)



Dignas: Voices of Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico, March 2012

Dignas: Voices of Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico, March 2012 (pdf 5.1 MB)



PBI Annual Review 2011

PBI Annual Review 2011 (pdf 1.6 MB)



MIP 100 January 2012

Our 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 2011

Pre-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)


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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."
Tita Radilla, AFADEM, Mexico

Peace Brigades International-USA, 1326 9th St, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (202) 232-0142 | Fax: (202) 232-0143 | E-Mail: info(at)remove-this.pbiusa.org


International Office, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT, U.K. Tel: +44 20 7065 0775
To find your nearest PBI office visit the international contact page