Peace Brigades International has just won the 2011 Jaime Brunet Prize for its "commendable work" providing support and international protection to human rights defenders, "where they are subjected to attacks or serious threats...[les mer]

For the Uwa people, the fact that their territory contains rich oil deposits has been harmful and detrimental...[les mer]

How will NGOs work best in a volatile world with scarce resources? Peace Brigades International is one to watch...[les mer]

At the end of August 2011, nearly a year after his initial incarceration, a judge formally opened trial proceedings against recognised human rights defender and economist David Ravelo, who is accused of murdering David Nuñez Cala...[les mer]

Mexico: Supreme Court states that members of the military accused of Human Rights violations should be tried in civilian courts.[les mer]

Human rights lawyers dedicate their lives to representing victims in cases of forces disappearances, extrajudicial executions and massacres. But working on emblematic cases comes with a very high price. In Colombia, where 90% of...[les mer]

This specialised office within the IACHR will be responsible for the protection of men and women who report human rights violations[les mer]