Increased attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala

The purpose of this “Alert” is to draw attention to, and share our concerns regarding the intensification and severity of attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala, the defamation and disparaging of social movements,...[more]

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PBI's contribution to UN Human Rights Council 'landmark' resolution on HRDs

On 21 March 2013, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a landmark resolution calling on states to ensure greater protection of human rights defenders. The resolution particularly demands an end to the use and abuse of...

Invitation to a Gala Evening Honouring Defenders of the Rule of Law

Actors Juliet Stevenson, Samuel West and Hattie Morahan will be performing readings based on the words of human rights defenders at risk, with music by guitarist Steve Smith.

Ríos Montt goes on trial for genocide

Guatemala’s former head of state, General Efraín Ríos Montt, has gone on trial for genocide.

He is accused of overseeing the killing of at least 1,771 indigenous Ixil Mayans in multiple massacres that took place in the...

Reaction to the murder of human rights defender Carlos Hernández

On March 8th we received notice of the cruel murder of Carlos Hernández, member of the National Health Workers' Union, the National Front for Struggle (FNL), the Coordination of Popular, Indigenous, Religious, Workers' and...[more]

Support PBI's International Women's Day campaign

Imagine arriving home after work to find a scrawled death threat pushed through your letterbox. The telephone rings: the voice on the line says, “Stop doing your job or we’ll kill your daughter.”