May 26, 2013

Promoting nonviolence and protecting human rights defenders since 1981

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Protective accompaniment is a strategy pioneered by PBI for protecting human rights defenders and communities whose lives and work are threatened by political violence.

Closed Projects

Since 1981, PBI has worked in eleven countries worldwide. Several of these projects have been closed, because conflicts have reduced, or funding was cut, or for other reasons. Find out more about our closed projects here:

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The material is here as a historical record, and we do not maintain contacts in these regions. These websites are no longer maintained.

Indonesia Project

The Indonesia Project (IP) began work in 1999 at the request of the country’s National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), with a focus on East Timor (now Timor Leste). In the years that followed, PBI has worked in West Timor (2001), Aceh (2001–08), Jakarta (2001-10) and Papua (2004–10).

PBI has maintained a presence in Indonesia for over ten years and during this time carried out valuable protection and peace education work with human rights defenders and local NGOs in various parts of the country, including Aceh and Papua.

Although we appreciate the cooperation we have received from the Indonesian authorities over the years, we very much regret that it has not been possible to sustain this, with the result that we are no longer able to carry out our programme of protection work.

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"There are two privileges attached to a foreign passport in a conflict area. You can use it to board the next flight out of trouble. Or you can use it as a tool to help protect human rights."
Volunteer Hans-Ulrich Krause, Indonesia

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Latest publications

Special report on impunity

Silence-Impunity-Conﬂict: breaking a dangerous cycle

Special report on impunity (pdf 1.3 MB)

Quarterly Bulletin June 2010

Obituary Emmanuel Goo - Introduction to the Jakarta/Papua dialogue - The Jakarta/Papua dialogue; an interview with Muridan Widjojo from LIPI - The Jakarta/Papua dialogue; an interview with Neles Tebay - The Jakarta/Papua dialogue; an article by Matius Murid - The Jakarta/Papua dialogue; an article by Deacon John Djonga- The EU Guidelines for the safety of Human Rights Defenders an Indonesian approach - The implementation of the EU Guidelines for Human Rights Defenders an opportunity and a challenge - A former volunteer returns: an interview with Gerrit Meyer - Staff profile: an interview with the IP International Volunteer Coordinator

Quarterly Bulletin June 2010 (pdf 549 KB)

PBI Nepal Impunity Publication - May 2011

The culture of impunity in Nepal related to conflict-era crimes continues and affects present-day access to justice. There is an absence of rule of law in many areas and rising insecurity as a result. Human rights defenders working against impunity or within this environment are made vulnerable. Here PBI-Nepal's partners and volunteers describe the situation and the effects on human rights defenders.

PBI Nepal Impunity Publication - May 2011 (pdf 2.6 MB)

PBI Annual Review 2011

PBI Annual Review 2011 (pdf 1.6 MB)

Namaste 06 July 2010 - English

In this 6th issue of Namaste PBI wishes to bring your attention to the topic of discrimination in Nepal. Despite improvements in the Interim Constitution of 2007, discrimination is still present in many laws.

Namaste 06 July 2010 - English (pdf 812 KB)

MIP 100 January 2012

Our Monthly Information Package for January, details the activities of PBI during the month (including all meetings with national authorities, civil society organisations and the diplomatic corp).

MIP 100 January 2012 (pdf 241 KB)

Honduras - the defence of human rights: a high-risk activity

Honduras - the defence of human rights: a high-risk activity (pdf 2.4 MB)

Dignas: Voices of Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico, March 2012

Dignas: Voices of Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico, March 2012 (pdf 5.1 MB)

ColomPBIa no 19: Peace initiatives in Colombia, November 2012

ColomPBIa no 19: Peace initiatives in Colombia, November 2012 (pdf 0.9 MB)

ColomPBIa no 18: Mining in Colombia - At what cost?, November 2011

ColomPBIa no 18: Mining in Colombia - At what cost?, November 2011 (pdf 2.5 MB)

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