International Human Rights Defenders Day is a reminder that progress on human rights doesn't happen by accident. Each step forward happens because HRDs persevere, year after year, choosing to be lighthouses instead of hurricanes. We owe them an eternity of gratitude. #HRDday

🎬 Igualada, c’est ce soir à Lausanne ! 📅 19.11 | 19h | Pôle Sud Un docu puissant sur Francia Márquez, militante afro-colombienne devenue vice-présidente 🇨🇴 📽️ Suivi d’une discussion en visio avec le réalisateur Juan Mejía ℹ️ peacebrigades.ch/fr/actualite... #FILMAR #PBI #FranciaMarquez

Our 2024 Global Annual Review is here! 🌍 3,900+ defenders protected 👥 307,000+ people kept safe including training and capacity building Read how solidarity saves lives ⬇️ shorturl.at/gowkz #TogetherWeRise #HumanRights #PBI

🔴 En Ginebra, Claudia Vargas, viuda del defensor Roberto Sarcamo, intervino en el #HRC60 sobre #Nicaragua: 📢 « Solicito protección para las personas exiliadas... los asesinatos políticos en países de refugio erosionan el derecho de asilo y minan la credibilidad del sistema internacional de DDHH. »

📣[Public Event] Women on the Frontline: Human Rights Defenders 📅 23 Sept 2025 | 🕕 18:00–19:30 | 📍 The Fab - Maison de la Paix, Geneva Hear from defenders from Guatemala, Mali, & the Philippines. 👉 Part of the Women Human Rights Defender Advocacy Week. #WHRDAdvocacyWeek 🔗 lnkd.in/edUfT9mK

🚨 ¡Mañana es el día! 🚨 Defensoras y defensores de #Honduras estarán en Ginebra para compartir sus experiencias y propuestas en el marco del Examen Periódico Universal (EPU) de la ONU. 🗓️ Viernes 29 de agosto 🕕 18h00 CET / 10h00 HN 🌐 Evento virtual en español 👉 más info aquí: tinyurl.com/k6nvw8xw

📢 Sociedad Civil de Honduras reporta desde el Examen Periódico Universal en Ginebra 🇨🇭 🗓️ 29 agosto, 18:00 CET | 10:00 Honduras 🗣️ Conoce desafíos y propuestas en la situación de derechos humanos en Honduras ✍️ Inscríbete aquí: shorturl.at/wqRvj

🌍Stage mis au concours ! 📌Cadre: Lieu : Genève Durée : 6 mois (dès mi-août) Taux : ~50 % 🧑‍💻Fonctions: Suivi des réseaux sociaux Suivi du Conseil des droits de l'homme Soutien aux events et plaidoyer Rédaction d'articles 😍Vite! Deadline : 27 juillet 2025 Dossier à [email protected]

El asesinato del Nicaragüense Roberto Samcam evidencia la represión transnacional del estado de Nicaragua. Urgimos protección para personas exiliadas. Lea la declaración del Colectivo 46/2 👉 pbi-nicaragua.org/es/noticias/...

Desde Ginebra: PBI acompaña el diálogo en el @UN_HRC 59 sobre justicia indígena en Guatemala. Una voz clave para defender derechos colectivos y la autodeterminación de los pueblos.

#Kenya I am receiving disturbing information about the alledged killing of at least two protestors and thousands of injured in protests in Nairobi. No one should loose their lives for excersising their rights.

🔴 At the Human Rights Council, PBI raised concern over enforced disappearances and arrests of human rights defenders in Kenya, most linked to protests. One year since the 2024 demonstrations, accountability for the human rights violations committed remains lacking.

📢 Join us on Monday, 16 June at 1:00 PM CET in Room XXV, Palais des Nations for the side event ‘Defenders’ Voices on Reforming the UN Human Rights System.’ Hear directly from frontline human rights defenders on the urgent need for UN reform. ➡️ More info: ishr.ch/events/defen...

La crise budgétaire de l’ONU provoque un vent de «panique» au Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l’homme

La Une du Temps de demain, jeudi 15 mai 2025 Le gros titre: les délocalisations du HCR en masse prévues à Vienne, Nairobi etc. Une attaque contre le multilatéralisme et la Genève internationale L'édito: la clause de sauvegarde pour les bilatérales III Suisse/UE Pour lire c'est ici: www.letemps.ch

⚠️ Only a week left to contribute to my next report on human rights defenders working on climate change and a just transition. 🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025 ℹ️ How to submit information: srdefenders.org/submit-infor...

PBI-Mexico expresses concern about threats against Nahua defender, Radio Cholollan journalist and Peoples Front in Defence of Land and Water in Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala (FPDTA-MPT) member Miryam Vargas Teutle: pbicanada.org/2025/04/18/p... #PBIaccompanies

📢 El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU renueva por dos años el mandato del Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre #Nicaragua. www.ohchr.org/es/hr-bodies...

As "civilian-based defence" increasingly becomes a topic of interest, we reflect on our history and ongoing practice of "unarmed civilian protection" and active nonviolence within this current political moment of increased concern: pbicanada.org/2025/04/03/u... #PBIaccompanies

📢 #ConferenciaDePrensa | El Colectivo 46/2 analiza la renovación del mandato del GHREN en la ONU y su impacto en #Nicaragua. 📅 03 de abril | ⏰ 10 AM CA | 18 Hrs Ginebra 🎤 Voceros de la sociedad civil 📍 Transmisión virtual 🔗 Únete: bit.ly/3FNf8OM #JusticiaParaNicaragua #GHREN #DerechosHumanos

PBI, @franciscansintl.bsky.social, @article19mxca.bsky.social, @cejil.bsky.social e otras organizaciones instan al consejo de ddhh a monitorear la elección de magistrados para el Tribunal Supremo Electoral, la Corte de Constitucionalidad y la fiscalía general en 2026 en Guatemala. shorturl.at/nv35G

📢 See our intervention during the #HRC58 in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment 🌿 “They (the piangüera women) demand the Estero be declared a monument to memory and that port expansion operations be stopped.” ⚖️ #EnvironmentalJustice

Dans le cadre du FIFDH Genève, PBI Suisse et le CODAP co-organisent le vendredi 14 mars 2025 une table ronde 'Café des Libertés' sur l'accès à la justice pour les femmes et l’utilisation du droit international pour lutter contre les violences sexuelles et sexistes. #FIFDH#CafeDesLibertes#WomenRights

Last week we had the honor of hosting a powerful discussion with human rights defenders from #Colombia, highlighting the urgent need for justice and international solidarity. 🇨🇴✊ #HRC58 We’re very grateful for their valuable participation and thank our collaborators for the support!

📢 Evictions & Adequate Housing During the #HRC58, PBI shared findings from the OHCHR report: « In an environment of extreme poverty, (…), evictions under these conditions create humanitarian emergencies and situations of extreme vulnerability, forcing many families to migrate. » #Guatemala

✨Join us today at 18:30h at Uni Mail for an insightful discussion on human rights in Colombia!✨

Tomorrow at the #HRC58 in Geneva, side-event on how emerging technologies affect the work and the protection of Human Rights Defenders.

🔔 REMINDER: Tomorrow, I will discuss my new report on human rights defenders working in isolated, remote & rural contexts at a #HRC58 side event in Geneva. 🕛 12:00-13:00 CET 📍 Room XXIV, Palais des Nations, Geneva #OutOfSight

📢 En el Consejo de DDHH, PBI alerta sobre retrasos y cierres en justicia transicional, elevando riesgos para quienes evidencian crímenes de lesa humanidad del conflicto armado interno, como en el genocidio ixil y Creompaz. drive.google.com/file/d/1nlLH...

🇨🇴✨CREATING PEACE IN COLOMBIA✨🇨🇴 📢 Join us for a discussion on human rights defenders' role in Colombia’s peacebuilding efforts! 📅 5 March 2025, 18:30 📍 MS 150, Uni Mail, Geneva 🎙Speakers: Milbia Díaz, Fernando Berdon & a special guest. Organized by @PBI, @Club Suisse de la Presse, @Unige 🕊️

📢 HRC58 Side Event: «Human Rights in Guatemala: Defending the Rule of Law from Exile» 🇬🇹Justice & Human Rights defenders face ongoing persecution. Experts & exiled victims discuss ongoing judicial persecution. Join the conversation! 🌐 #HRC58 #Guatemala #HumanRights #HRD

PBI-Honduras observes a sit-in at the Public Ministry in Tegucigalpa demanding the prosecution of the "criminal structure" behind the murder of Guapinol River defender Juan López in Tocoa almost six months ago: pbicanada.org/2025/02/26/p... #JusticiaParaJuanLopez #PBIaccompanies

We heard some powerful testimonials at the Side Event #HRC58 last week on Nicaragua’s constitutional reform. 🗯️ Big thank you to all the participants! 🌐 🔗 Learn how the government institutionalized repression in our latest article on the conference : www.peacebrigades.ch/fr/actualite...

✨ Rejoignez-nous lors du FIFDH @fifdh.bsky.social pour notre Café des Libertés sur l'accès à la justice pour les femmes et l’utilisation du droit international pour lutter contre les violences sexuelles. 📌 14 mars 2025 à 18h30 🤝 Co-organisé avec le Codap, modéré par Charlotte Frossard

🇺🇳 UN Side Event at #HRC58 on Nicaragua’s constitutional reform 🇳🇮 Reforms have tightened control, silenced dissent & shut down thousands of organizations. Human rights defenders discuss how these laws enable repression & how global action can protect human rights. #Nicaragua #DerechosHumanos #GHREN

Desde el 27 de febrero, PBI Suiza estará en Ginebra al Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU con defensores de Colombia, Guatemala y Nicaragua para visibilizar sus luchas. ¡Síguenos y apoya a quienes arriesgan todo por la justicia! 🌍 🕊️#HRC58 #DerechosHumanos

En preparación para la presentación del informe de DDHH sobre Colombia ante el Consejo de la ONU, la @ueencolombia.bsky.social y sus miembros se reunieron con la Comisión Colombiana de Juristas, @oidhaco.bsky.social y PBI para conocer su visión sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en el país.

PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) at trial of three former Civil Self-Defense Patrols (PAC) members accused of crimes against humanity and raping women from the Achí community of Rabinal, Baja Verapaz: pbicanada.org/2025/01/30/p... #PBIaccompanies

PBI accompanied the German Embassy to the Rio Grande where ARCAH called for legislation on atmospheric pollution in Honduras & denounced river pollution allegedly caused by poultry company El Cortijo. Read more: pbiusa.org/en/news/pbi-honduras-together-pbi-germany-meets-defenders-arcah-and-cofadeh

📢 La Relatora sobre defensores de DDHH, Mary Lawlor, expresó su preocupación al gobierno de Colombia sobre la seguridad de la Comunidad de Paz de San José de Apartadó tras los asesinatos de dos de sus miembros en marzo 2024. srdefenders.org/colombia-ase...

#Guatemala ‼️ Difundimos el nuevo comunicado de AJR y @odhag_gt agradeciendo la observación del juicio del caso #GenocidioIxil y denunciando el "litigio malicioso de la Defensa Pública Penal que pretende impedir (...) dictar esta sentencia histórica de transcendencia universal"

"Human rights activists face reprisals for opposing extractive industries" - The Guardian reports on our new investigation, as we head to Parliament with environmental defenders to discuss why we need a UK law on mandatory due diligence www.theguardian.com/environment/...