Since 1981, Peace Brigades International has worked in 9 countries and on 4 continents. On request, our teams of volunteers provide protective accompaniment to human rights defenders threatened with violence.

Project work centers on:

* Protective accompaniment
* Peace Building/Peace Education
* Building Support Networks
* Raising the profile of those we accompany
* Political analysis and spreading on-the-ground information

Colombia Project - 32 volunteers protect 11 NGOs, individuals and 2 communities from bases in Barrancabermeja, Bogotá, Urabá, and Medellin.

Guatemala Project - 9 volunteers in Guatemala City protect 14 organisations working on land rights, impunity and globalisation.

Indonesia Project - 19 volunteers in 4 teams in Jakarta, Aceh, and Wamena and Jayapura on Papua. Accompany 13 human rights organisations and work with local partners on peace education programmes.

Mexico Project - 6 volunteers in Guerrero state protect 5 human rights organisations, focusing on impunity, upholding indigenous rights and environmental protection.

Nepal Project - 5 volunteers in Kathmandu provide protective accompaniment for the Advocacy Human Rights Forum.