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About Peace Brigades InternationalPBI is an international grassroots NGO that has promoted nonviolence and protected human rights since 1981. We send international volunteers to areas of conflict, providing protective accompaniment to human rights defenders threatened by political violence. We also facilitate other peace-building initiatives.
Over 26 years, we have protected the lives of hundreds of activists, proving that accompaniment deters violence and creates space for local activists to work. We are nonpartisan and do not interfere in the affairs of those we accompany, because we believe that a lasting peace cannot be imposed from outside but must come from the desires of local people. |
Field ProjectsOur volunteers are protecting human rights defenders in:
PublicationsProviding objective, accurate information is vital to ensuring the effectiveness of our work locally, nationally and internationally. |
Country GroupsThe commitment of volunteers and staff from PBI Country Groups makes our projects possible. Find out more about Country Groups and how you can get involved locally.
Groups we accompanyFrom women's groups in Colombia to indigenous groups in Papua, we accompany a wide variety of threatened activists worldwide. Learn about their courageous struggles for human rights against heavy odds.
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Watch this video about PBI's work
Peace Day 2008 events in Wamena on local TV
Reuters: Colombian army chief resigns after killings probe
Amnesty International urgent action : Norma Cruz - Sobrevivientes.
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