Peace Brigades USA
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PBI-USA supports human rights defenders in #Colombia, #Guatemala, #Mexico, #Nepal, #Indonesia, #Honduras, #Kenya, and #Nicaragua. Donate: https://t.co/bUbP4ZcZzI
Joined October 2008
Our final ask of 2025! Donate today at the “Together We Rise” link in our bio or at https://t.co/DdEdyvMWLh to support our work moving into 2026!
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📢 PBI Honduras has opened a call for ex-PBI volunteers to join the team for a period of between 3 and 6 months starting in February 2026. Interested? Fill out the form available on our website and send it to us no later than January 11, 2026. Learn more: https://t.co/L82EhaY1r1
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As we close out 2025, we thank our brave partners, volunteers, & donors for making our work of supporting threatened human rights defenders possible. To reach our $20k yearend goal, we still need to raise $5,695 more. Please consider donating today at https://t.co/SAiAlyLHqD.
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During the holidays, PBI vols remain in place supporting threatened HRDs. Donate today to stand in solidarity w/our teams missing holidays w/ family to support HRDs & movements for justice & help us reach our $20k yearend goal! We have raised 2/3 so far! https://t.co/SAiAlyLHqD
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Last Friday, PBI accompanied the Asociación para la Justicia y Reconciliación (AJR) at a gathering w/ the Ixil People to receive updates on the #Genocide case. The first hearing, initially scheduled for Sept 2025 & later rescheduled for Dec 10, has now been postponed until 2026.
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On Dec 9, Honduran groups filed a complaint re election fraud, citing “serious irregularities” in the “transfer, distribution, verification" of election data & condemning alleged attempts to "impose foreign will,”… by the U.S & demanded “democratic processes ... be respected."
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On December 11, Peace Brigades International-Honduras issued an alert regarding risks faced by the leaders of the Agrarian Platform and the campesino families of the Camarones cooperative in Quebrada de Arena, Tocoa, Colón. PBI continues to monitor this situation.
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✨Happy Int’l Human Rights Day! ✨ Today we reaffirm the universal truth that human rights are positive, essential, & attainable for all & we recognize our collective duty to safeguard human dignity, advance equality, & promote justice both at home & abroad. #HumanRightsDay
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🎉 Happy Human Rights Defender Day! Today we celebrate the critical work of HRDs. From defeating nuclear power in Kenya to holding Guatemalan officials accountable for war crimes incl rape, HRDs fight for a more just world. Read more & support our work at https://t.co/pG2xg8ED6x
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Although Int’l Women’s HRD Day is over, we continue to emphasize the importance of the women who are fighting for human rights every day in Honduras, especially now, leading up to the general election. Today we spotlight Lilian Borjas. Read her story at https://t.co/6eCr03OykX
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Thanks for supporting PBI on #GivingTuesday! If you were unable to give, no worries. Our yearend fundraiser is underway & now we need your help to raise $20k! Individual gifts are so important to our work. Read why here: https://t.co/jgXirzvHI5. Donate at https://t.co/SAiAlyLHqD.
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If you’re able, please consider donating to PBI-USA today to help us reach our $2,000 GivingTuesday goal. With your support we’ll work to strengthen our team & extend our support to more defenders so they can continue their important work. Donate today @ https://t.co/9YdDggYsue
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Today we uplift PBI’s protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) by starting w/the basics. Who is an HRD? HRDs act peacefully to promote human rights. PBI draws attention to their work & provides protection when requested. Learn more & support us today at https://t.co/RrZBXPqGBs
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Today, on Women Human Rights Defenders Day, we honor the women defenders, activists, & leaders working for justice & peace. PBI proudly stands by these brave defenders, providing support and protection so they are able to continue their important work. #ProtectWomenDefenders
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The world is watching. We are on Wet'suwet'en territory this morning. Along with Amnesty International and Front Line Defenders we will be monitoring the sentencing hearing of three Indigenous land defenders that begins tomorrow. More at: https://t.co/9cM6svjxVx
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This week is made possible by a powerful coalition of partners: @amnesty, @FrontLineHRD, @whrdmena, @WHRDIC, @PBI_ISEC, @AWID, @jass4justice, @IM_Defensoras, together with @ISHRglobal.
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Today marks the start of #WHRDAdvocacyWeek in Geneva. Twelve women human rights defenders are here to advance Indigenous Peoples’ rights, climate justice, and environmental protection.
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This week high level meetings kick off at UN General Assembly-marking the 80th bday of the UN, UN Climate Week, a High-Level Conference on Palestine & 2-state solution. Visit https://t.co/9kxGoBLGEe for human rights concerns PBI teams are raising @ this year’s sessions.
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Just Released! @Global_Witness annual report on attacks on environmental defenders, showing 80% of land defenders killed or disappeared last year were in Latin America (120), w/ Colombia accounting for ~ 1/3 of the global total (48 of 146). Full report @ https://t.co/cWInG08Thz
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