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October 2008, Carlos on accompaniment

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 9 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
35 volunteers protect 11 NGOs, individuals and 2 communities from bases in Barrancabermeja, Bogotá, Urabá, and Medellín.


Guatemala Project
10 volunteers in Guatemala City protect 14 organisations working on land rights, impunity and globalisation.


Indonesia Project
21 volunteers in 4 teams in Jakarta, Aceh, Wamena and Jayapura. Accompany 11 human rights organisations and work with partners on peace education programmes.

Mexico Project
10 volunteers in Guerrero state protect 6 human rights organisations, focusing on impunity, upholding indigenous rights and environmental protection.

Nepal Project
The Nepal project has 2 teams (Kathmandu and MidWest) with an average of 10 volunteers in country, and works with a number of partner organisations.

What they say

"...Thank you for all this, thank you for these five years, thank you for assuming the risk of living in this country, thank you for the hope which you have made possible to build".
Danilo Rueda, Inter-Congregational Justice and Peace Commission

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