On October 16, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland posted, “At the ‘Women, Peace & Security: Reclaim Prevention!’ conference in mid-September, various civil society organizations and experts for women, peace and security gathered in Bern. PBI was there.” PBI-Switzerland further notes, “At various workshops and panels, the dialogue between civil society [including feminist 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 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…
On September 11, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu addressed the 42nd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. She spoke during a session related to the Working Group on Involuntary Disappearances. PBI-Switzerland has posted on Facebook, “Yesterday, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, PBI Read more…
On June 28, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Kim-Mai made an intervention on behalf of PBI during the interactive dialogue following a report made by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Dubravka Šimonović on her November Read more…