This week, the United Nations General Assembly meets in New York to discuss the current state of affairs in climate change. The UN has organised the Climate Action Summit this year to bring world leaders together to discuss the emergency crisis affecting millions on our planet.
Because of their work in defense of human rights, women human rights defenders (WHRDs) challenge traditional gender roles of the patriarchal society that religates women to the domestic sphere. Consequently, WHRDs often suffer from serious public defamation campaigns that aim to damage their reputation, accusing them, among others, of neglecting their family or of being in search of sexual partners. In addition, women human rights defenders are often targets of attacks, threats and harassment, including those of a sexual nature.
“An important strategy for the protection of women human rights defenders is to be articulated, to be in contact, to meet eachother and reflect on the violence and mechanisms that we come up against”
Flor Goche, National Network of Women Human Rights Defenders, Mexico
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (henceforth, the Declaration), Peace Brigades International (PBI) invited 13 human rights defenders who are accompanied by the 7 PBI projects on a tour that would take them through 10 European countries.
If you have not been involved with PBI before, unfortunately it is unlikely we would have the capacity to support you in the creation of a new country group. Please try to volunteer with PBI first in order to learn about the organisation.
If you are a former PBI volunteer, please write to us at admin@peacebrigades.org for more information and help to set up a country/associate group.
Please contact your local country group or field project with specific proposals for collaboration. Unfortunately, PBI is generally not able to consider partnerships in countries where we do not currently operate
Please note that we are not a funding organization and are generally not able to provide grants or financial support to other organizations. While we empathise with every individual and organisation that works for the respect of human rights, all the funds that we raise are to support our own projects and infrastructure.
For human rights defenders seeking funding or other emergency support, we suggest you contact protectdefenders.eu. Through ProtectDefenders, PBI is able to provide a limited amount of support directly to HRDs in countries where we work. You can find more information on our website about this program.
All international jobs are advertised on our website: https://www.peacebrigades.org/en/jobs-with-pbi and through our social media accounts.