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Our accompaniment has protected the lives of hundreds of activists, enabling them to carry out their work.

Field Projects 

"The protection I received from Peace Brigades International saved my life."
Eloyda Mejía, Association of Friends of Lake Izabal (ASALI)

Since 1981, Peace Brigades International has worked in eleven countries and on 4 continents. On request, our teams of volunteers provide protective accompaniment to human rights defenders threatened with violence.

Project work centers on:

Please help us to continue this vital work by making a donation today.

Learn more about some of our former projects and our partner project in Chiapas.

Colombia Project
36 volunteers protect NGOs, individuals and 2 communities from bases in Barrancabermeja, Bogotá, Urabá, and Medellín.

Guatemala Project
10 volunteers in Guatemala City protect organisations working on land rights, impunity and globalisation.

Mexico Project
13 volunteers protect human rights organisations, focusing on impunity, upholding indigenous rights and environmental protection.

Nepal Project
Teams in Kathmandu and MidWest have an average of 14 volunteers in country, working with a number of partner organisations.

News from PBI

What they say

"PBI makes us brave, which is very important for our job. Sometimes we have to go to dangerous places, and the existence of PBI makes us more secure in this sort of travel. PBI really helps us to make a space so we can travel and do our job in defending people without fear."
Afridal, Director, LBH Banda Aceh

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