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USA09 June 2020

LNG import terminal to be built in Buenaventura as human rights concerns persist

USA09 June 2020

Mathare Social Justice Centre in Kenya tweets: “Mathare says abolish the police!”

Honduras06 June 2020

Another year putting human rights defenders at the centre

USA05 June 2020

PBI-USA Issues Statement in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

USA04 June 2020

Violence Against Social Leaders in Colombia and the Fight for Justice

USA02 June 2020

A conversation with Mary Lawlor, new UN Special Rapporteur for HRDs

USA02 June 2020

PBI-Mexico shares Excélsior article that reports “10 environmental defenders killed during pandemic”

USA02 June 2020

Mary Lawlor on her priorities as the Special Rapporteur for human rights defenders and the role of PBI

USA02 June 2020

PBI expressions of concern about police violence, the militarization of policing, and extra-judicial killings by the police

USA02 June 2020

PBI-Guatemala expresses concern about armed attack on Mayan Poqomchi community that leaves teenager wounded

USA02 June 2020

PBI-Guatemala expresses concern for the security of food and water defender Abelino Mejía

International29 May 2020

A conversation with Mary Lawlor, new UN Special Rapporteur for HRDs