Martin Gómez
PBI has made me aware of things that were not there before, among others, that it is possible to work in a horizontal organization and be productive and do things well
Martin Gómez
Honduras
Honduras
Marcela Paz Carrasco Rodriguez
I think PBI’s work is very important. It is necessary to make visible and accompany the people who give their lives to have better possibilities of existence. On the other hand, I love knowing that there are other ways of being able to work
Marcela Paz Carrasco Rodriguez
Honduras
Manon Muti
PBI provided me with knowledge in human rights and protection of human rights defenders that no other organization has given me. It has allowed me to grow intellectually and humanely, and to meet people and social movements that have enriched me greatly. Working in an international team also gave me a lot of humility and resilience, as I learned to work in a team on a daily basis.
Manon Muti
Honduras, 2014-2015
Verónica Fernández
PBI has changed the way I understand the world of development, it has impacted me on a personal level in several ways: in the way I express myself, in the way I approach people and in the way I understand the best ways to provide support
Verónica Fernández Parro
Honduras, 2018-2021
Sonia Pacheco
I think it is extremely important to accompany and make visible the work of human rights defenders for the construction of peace, justice and care for the environment
Sonia Pacheco
Honduras
Meike Wolter
PBI’s work is important because it provides protection for human rights defenders. It has impacted me on several levels: on a personal level by living with the team, on a work level by acquiring a lot of new knowledge and skills
Meike Wolter,
Honduras, 2019-2020
HONDURAS
Berta Cáceres Flores was a Honduran environmental activist, indigenous leader, and co-founder and coordinator of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). She won the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015, for “a grassroots campaign that successfully pressured the world’s largest dam builder to pull out of the Agua Zarca Dam” at the Río Gualcarque. She was assassinated in her home by armed intruders in 2016, after years of threats against her life.
HONDURAS
In preparation for the Universal Periodic Review of Honduras, PBI prepared a report on the situation for human rights defenders in the country and lays out recommendations for the Honduran State on issues ranging from the recognition of the important role played by HRDs to the implementation of prompt, diligent and impartial investigations in cases of attacks committed against them.
HONDURAS
Following the coup d’état that took place in Honduras in 2009 and a worsening of the human rights situation, PBI received requests for international accompaniment from the Honduras Platform on Human Rights.
PBI formally opened a project in Honduras following the 2013 election, which was marked by a deterioration in the human rights situation in the country and the killing of HRDs.