Within the context of the presentation of country reports in the UN Human Rights Council, PBI highlights points of concern in the countries where we work, particularly drawing attention to the structural issues which result in the lack of protection for human rights defenders.

Article by PBI Canada.

Recent accompaniments during the pandemic

The Biden administration recently issued a series of executive orders aimed at reforming immigration policy in the United States and addressing the root causes of migration. As the United States determines the causes of poverty, violence, and instability in Central America and attempts to put in place policies to address these, we encourage the US government to prioritize ensuring protection for human rights defenders.

Please see our Annual Review for 2019, containing information about the activities we undertook throughout the year to protect human rights defenders. We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who collaborated with PBI throughout 2019, for your time, energy, enthusiasm, courage and steadfast solidarity with defenders at risk.