We accompany human rights defenders
PBI is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that provides accompaniment and observation to threatened civil society organisations that request it. The presence of international volunteers, backed up by an international support network and the dissemination of information, helps to deter violence.
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The volunteers of Peace Brigades International (PBI) come from many different countries and backgrounds. What these volunteers share is a strong commitment to nonviolence and a belief in the contribution that ordinary people can make to creating a more peaceful and just world.
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The People We Protect
In environments of violent conflict, intimidation or repression, human rights defenders are key agents of resistance and change. PBI exists to support and protect these brave people.
Where we work
Since 1981, Peace Brigades Interational has worked in some of the places most affected by conflict. Upon request, our teams provide protection, recognition and support to human rights defenders.
"Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels."
Article 1, UN Declaration on human rights defenders, adopted in 1998.
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For over 40 years, we have worked at local, regional and international levels to protect human rights defenders and communities whose lives and work are threatened by violence. Help us protect human rights defenders by making a donation, however small, today.