The first PBI team arrived in Bogota in October 1994 and by January 1995 PBI had established a presence in Barrancabermeja in the Magdalena Medio region after an invitation by CREDHOS, the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights. The book Unarmed Bodyguards notes, “In the Magdalena Medio, PBI Read more…
On September 19, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page, “Yesterday we observed a ceremony in the central park to commemorate the 41 girls burned in the Safe Home.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “In addition to denouncing the violence against women and girls, the participants demanded the return of Read more…
On September 18, the Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project posted, “In August, PBI-Honduras Project accompanied the CNTC La Paz in an investigation of possible damages in the Montecillos biological reserve…” It adds, “Besides being a natural park it is the source of water for most of the municipality. At the top Read more…
On September 17, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland hosted Maricela Vazquez, a lawyer with the Paso del Norte Human Rights Centre, and Olga Guzmán Vergara, Director of Advocacy at the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (CMDPDH), at the Albatros bookstore in Geneva. Vazquez will also be speaking Read more…
On September 19, the Nepal Monitor posted on its Facebook page, “Nepal Monitor’s training and outreach officer Ambika Paudel and documentation and protection officer Subekshya Freedom interview Women’s Human Rights Defender Lalita Chaudary during their peer-learning evaluation in Saptari District.” It adds, “During the trip our team also spent time Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project is seeking volunteers for their field teams accompanying human rights defenders starting in July/August 2020. Volunteers are based in Bogotá, Barrancabermeja and Apartadó. The deadline to apply is October 11. Following that, key dates include: Between November 2019 and January 2020 – interviews with candidates. February, Read more…
Statement from Peace Brigades International: Today, 20th September 2019, the environment takes centre stage as people across the world join in a Global Climate Strike, urging governments and the private sector to take concrete action in order to avoid further deterioration of our climate and the manifold human rights impacts Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project has tweeted, “On September 16, PBI Colombia accompanied @dhColombia in the accusation hearing in the case of the minor Nicolas Neira with which the trial for wrongful murder against an ESMAD police officer was initiated.” @dhColombia refers to the Network of Human Rights Defenders in Read more…
On September 17, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project tweeted, “PBI accompanies Maricela Vazquez, lawyer of the Paso del Norte Human Rights Centre, on her European advocacy tour.” Along with their tweet is this 1-minute video with English subtitles. PBI-Mexico has previously noted, “The Centre’s main areas of work are a Read more…
The Luis Carlos Perez Lawyers’ Collective (CCALCP), an organization of eight women lawyers, works on key legal issues, notably the defence of territory. Its head office is in Bucaramanga (Santander) and it has a second office in Cúcuta (Norte de Santander). The Bari people and the loss of their territory Read more…