Where we work

PBI currently works in four countries. Below is a brief description of each. To find out what's going on in each of PBI's field projects please click on the titles below to be taken to that project's website.

PBI in Colombia

PBI is one of numerous international entities working in Colombia to seek respect for human rights and negotiate nonviolent resolutions to Colombian conflicts.

PBI Colombia has four sub-teams that provide protection for NGOs, individuals and communities in Barrancabermeja and the Magadalena Medio, Bogotá, Urabá, and Medellín.

Protective accompaniment in Colombia can take many forms. When the threat is high, accompaniment is provided round the clock. Volunteers stay with threatened communities or accompany activists when they travel. The Colombian conflict is complex and interrelated, so keeping up-to-date with the evolution of conflict and distributing information is central to PBI’s work.

PBI in Guatemala

Military dictatorships and internal wars in Guatemala have made it very difficult for social groups or human rights activists to carry out their work. The situation is complex and demand for protective accompaniment in Guatemala is high. To help provide focus for the projects, PBI Guatemala has identified three fundamental medium-term themes: The fight against impunity, Access to land, Globalisation and human rights.

PBI in Mexico

PBI has accompaniments in Mexico City, Guerrero and Oaxaca. The project focuses on accompanying indigenous communities and environmental activists countering the impact of militarisation. Fighting impunity, upholding and strengthening indigenous rights, empowering women and exposing environmental abuses are major themes from the PBI Mexico project.

PBI in Nepal

PBI Nepal is the newest PBI project. PBI international observors are divided between an office in Kathmandu and a field team in Nepalgunj provide. The aim of the Nepal project is to improve the security of Human Rights Defenders, including victims groups, journalists and other vulnerable groups.

PBI in Indonesia

Peace Brigades International (PBI) has closed its current phase of operations in Indonesia as a result of a series of challenges and constraints during 2010 that have severely limited its ability to effectively protect human rights defenders at risk.

PBI has maintained a presence in Indonesia for over ten years and during this time carried out valuable protection and peace education work with human rights defenders and local NGOs in various parts of the country, including Aceh and Papua. Although we appreciate the cooperation we have received from the Indonesian authorities over the years, we very much regret that it has not been possible to sustain this, with the result that we are no longer able to carry out our programme of protection work. 

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