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Peace Brigades International (PBI) provides protection, support and recognition to human rights defenders who work in conflict zones around the world and have requested our support.
Colombia has deployed 30,000 troops to its border following the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Troops will be used for both security as well as humanitarian purposes as scores of refugees are reportedly expected at the border by the Colombian government.
www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/colo...
Early Saturday morning, the U.S. attacked Venezuela and captured the President and his wife. Click on the article below to read how the world is responding. Venezuela and other countries are calling for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Our final ask of 2025!
Donate today at the “Together We Rise” link in our bio or at bit.ly/pbiusa25 to support our work moving into 2026!
📢 PBI Honduras has opened a call for ex-PBI volunteers to join the team for a period of between 3 and 6 months starting in February 2026. Interested? Fill out the form available on our website and send it to us no later than January 11, 2026. Learn more: pbi-honduras.org/es/%C2%A1inv...
30.12.2025 16:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As we close out 2025, we are so grateful for our brave partners, volunteers, & donors who make our work of supporting threatened human rights & environmental defenders possible. To reach our $20k yearend goal, we still need to raise $5,695 more. Please consider donating today at bit.ly/pbiusa25.
29.12.2025 16:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As we gather for the holidays, PBI vols around the world remain in place supporting threatened HRDs. Donate today to stand in solidarity w/our teams missing holidays w/ family to support HRDs & movements for justice & help us reach our $20k yearend goal! We have raised 2/3 so far! bit.ly/pbiusa25
22.12.2025 15:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Last Friday, PBI accompanied the Asociación para la Justicia y Reconciliación (AJR) at a gathering w/ the Ixil People where their lawyers shared updates on the #Genocide case. The first hearing—initially scheduled for Sept 2025 & later rescheduled for Dec 10, 2025—has now been postponed until 2026.
16.12.2025 13:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On Dec 9, several Honduran groups filed a complaint re election fraud, citing “serious irregularities” in the “transfer, distribution, verification, shipping" of election data & condemning alleged attempts to "impose foreign will,”… by the U.S & demanded “democratic processes ... be respected."
16.12.2025 13:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On December 11, Peace Brigades International-Honduras issued an alert regarding risks faced by the leaders of the Agrarian Platform and the campesino families of the Camarones cooperative in Quebrada de Arena, Tocoa, Colón. PBI continues to monitor this situation.
12.12.2025 14:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Int’l Human Rights Day!
Today we reaffirm the universal truth that human rights are positive, essential, & attainable for all individuals & we recognize our collective duty to safeguard human dignity, advance equality, & promote justice w/in our communities & across borders.
#HumanRightsDay
🎉 Happy Human Rights Defender Day! Today & everyday we celebrate the critical work of HRDs. From defeating nuclear power growth in Kenya to holding Guatemalan officials accountable for war crimes incl rape, HRDs fight for a better world for us all. Read more & support PBI’s work at PBIUSA.org.
09.12.2025 13:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Faces of Amazon Resistance: See this @apnews.com profile of environmental defender Jani Silva and other social leaders who confront oil companies and illegal armed groups that issue threats of violence to repress legitimate protest.
apnews.com/article/colo...
Although Int’l Women’s HRD Day is over, we continue to emphasize the importance of the women who are fighting for human rights every day in Honduras, especially now, leading up to the general election.
✨ Today we put the spotlight on Lilian Borjas. ✨
Read about Liliana’s fight at bit.ly/3KDYjbO
Thanks for supporting PBI on #GivingTuesday! Unable to give? No worries. Our yearend fundraiser is underway & now we need your help to raise $20k! Donate at bit.ly/pbiusa25 Individual gifts are so important to our work. Read how grant funding for human rights defense falls short: bit.ly/4pOsBrt.
04.12.2025 18:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If you’re able, please consider donating to PBI-USA today to help us reach our $2,000 GivingTuesday goal. With your support we’ll work to strengthen our team & extend our support to more defenders so they can continue their important work. Donate today @ bit.ly/3MlQTul
02.12.2025 13:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today we highlight PBI’s protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) by starting with the basics.
Who is an HRD?
HRDs act peacefully to promote & protect human rights. PBI draws attention to their work & provides protection when requested. Learn more & support our work today at pbiusa.org.
Today, on Women Human Rights Defenders Day, we honor the women defenders, activists, & leaders working for justice & peace.
PBI proudly stands by these brave defenders, providing support and protection so they are able to continue their important work.
#ProtectWomenDefenders
#PBIaccompaniese
This Int’l Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women we call out the digital violence women & girls face, the harassment, cyberstalking, & AI-enhanced abuse used to silence human rights defenders, journalists, politicians, etc. Digital violence is real violence & there is #NoExcuse #EndVAW
25.11.2025 08:18 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0PBI is a proud member of the Women Human Rights Defender International Coalition whrdic.bsky.social
23.09.2025 19:12 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Today marks the start of #WHRDAdvocacyWeek in Geneva. Twelve women human rights defenders are here to advance Indigenous Peoples’ rights, climate justice, and environmental protection.
22.09.2025 08:42 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
This week high level meetings kick off at the UN General Assembly in NYC-marking the 80th bday of the UN, UN Climate Week, a High-Level Conference on Palestine & a two-state solution. Visit bit.ly/4mwuWoT for the human rights concerns that PBI teams & defenders are raising @ this year’s sessions.
23.09.2025 03:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today @globalwitness.org released their annual report on attacks on environmental defenders. Figures show 80% of land defenders killed or disappeared last year were in Latin America (120), w/ Colombia accounting for ~ 1/3 of the global total (48 of 146). Read the full report - gwitness.org/4mfM5Tu
17.09.2025 17:28 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
PBI is Recruiting Field Volunteers to our Teams in Mexico & Guatemala! Applications for Mexico are due Sept 15, 2025 & for Guatemala, Oct 5th!
👉 Apply TODAY to stand alongside human rights defenders in:
🇲🇽 Mexico: bit.ly/41epoHQ
🇬🇹 Guatemala: bit.ly/45y5vgl
Read more on our website @ bit.ly/4oywjWe
PBI stands in solidarity w/ peaceful protesters in Nepal demanding justice & we reaffirm our support for all who are committed to defending fundamental freedoms, justice, & human rights in Nepal. Their voices are vital to a vibrant democracy. Read our full statement @ bit.ly/4nlevMP
10.09.2025 12:18 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Violent crackdowns on protestors in Kenya involving enforced disappearances underscore the profound sacrifices HRDs make. Today we recognize the suffering of victims & affirm the urgent need for greater state action & accountability to end enforced disappearances. Read more here. shorturl.at/VQQIA
30.08.2025 15:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our 2025 Flash Fundraising Drive! We ended Day 3 with $4,396 raised or 22% of our goal. Our work is too important to stop now. Our 3-Day flash fundraiser is now PBI-USA’s 30-Day Fiscal Yearend Fundraising Drive …. EXTRAVAGANZA! Donate TODAY @ bit.ly/45MjChX
30.08.2025 14:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s the third & final day of our 2025 Flash Fundraising Drive! Have you donated to PBI yet? Your donations help support the work of PBI not only in the U.S. but also in Colombia, Costa Rica/Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, & Nepal. Donate TODAY @ givebutter.com/pbiusaflash
28.08.2025 14:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s Day 2 of our Flash fundraiser, our effort to raise funds to support PBI’s work under a new strategic plan focused on ensuring PBI’s sustainability & making PBI more inclusive & responsive to the complex realities faced by defenders. To support us in this work, donate today! bit.ly/45MjChX
27.08.2025 21:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today PBI-USA kicks off our 2025 Flash Fundraising Drive with a goal to raise $20,000 in just 3 days & we need your help! Are you Team East Coast or West Coast? Pick the team member of your choice and let's see what our collective efforts are able to achieve! Donate @ bit.ly/45MjChX
26.08.2025 13:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The growing disconnect between Kenyan political leaders and the citizens they serve, marked by a failure to listen, engage, and prioritize public interest, raises deep concern. Dive deeper into this and more in PBI Kenya’s 2025 Second Quarter Newsletter. mailchi.mp/peacebrigade...
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