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Remembering JoLeigh Commandant, the first director of PBI’s Central America Project

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JoLeigh Commandant led an extraordinary life of commitment to social justice, Indigenous rights, peace and human rights. Quaker.org has noted, “JoLeigh Commandant, a Toronto Quaker,...

Listen to PBI on Democracy Now! in May 1998 interview with Amy Goodman

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On May 4, 1998, Amy Goodman interviewed Liam Mahony of Peace Brigades International about our accompaniment work and the vision of the organization. It’s a...

The influence of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the founding of Peace Brigades International

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When a group of peace activists came together on Grindstone Island (on unceded Algonquin territory in Canada) in 1981, their reflections included readings of...

Petition the Prime Minister to strengthen protections for environmental human rights defenders

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On April 22, Michel Forst, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, co-authored an article that highlighted: “This Earth Day,...

PBI-Canada to participate in online Kamloops Walk for Peace, the Environment & Social Justice

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The 2020 Peace Walk Webinar takes place Saturday, May 9, 2020, starting at 10am PDT. Peace Brigades International-Canada is delighted to be joining this...

PBI-Colombia volunteer speaks about the continued accompaniment of human rights defenders during the COVID-19 pandemic

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On April 14, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland published this interview with PBI volunteer Manuel Müller who has been accompanying at-risk human rights defenders in Colombia...

PBI-Honduras continues to accompany defenders and monitor human rights violations during COVID-19 pandemic

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The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project has affirmed on its Facebook page that despite the COVID-19 pandemic: “We continue with our work of accompanying national...

PBI-Guatemala provides vital contextual updates and telephone accompaniment during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted numerous articles on its Facebook page about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Guatemala. Those articles that...

PBI-Guatemala seeks field volunteers to accompany human right defenders after the pandemic

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The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted, “The next process of training and selection of volunteers is starting.” “The deadline to receive applications will be...

PBI-Mexico accompanied organizations express concern about Mayan Train megaproject

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In January 2019, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project commented, “The organisations that we accompany continue to be concerned about AMLO's position on the...
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