PBI comments on ‘Human rights and the global water crisis’ report at the UN Human Rights Council

On March 10, Peace Brigades International presented to the 46th Regular Session Human Rights Council that took place in Geneva, Switzerland. We were responding to the report Human rights and the global water crisis: water pollution, water scarcity and water-related disasters by David Boyd, the Special Rapporteur on human rights Read more…

PBI-Switzerland notes referendum on free trade deal with Indonesia as Canada launches consultation on similar agreement

Still from Papuan Lives Matter documentary. Peace Brigades International-Switzerland has posted this article about the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) agreement with Indonesia that was signed on December 16, 2018. The agreement was approved by the Swiss Parliament on December 20, 2019. The PBI-Switzerland article notes: “On 7 March, the Read more…

PBI seeks language volunteers to assist human rights defenders in Indonesia via WhatsApp

The Peace Brigades International-Indonesia Project is looking for volunteers to assist human rights defenders through an online English language program. The program addresses a long-time request from Indonesian human rights defenders to strengthen their English language skills. Given the importance of English at the international and regional levels in Asia, Read more…