About PBI Nicaragua

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• The history of PBI. In 1981, a group of people with practical experience of nonviolence met with the idea to start Peace Brigades International… [READ MORE]
• The history of PBI Nicaragua. The first work PBI did was in Nicaragua. In September 1983, 10 PBI volunteers maintained a short presence in Jalapa, close to the Honduran border, interposing themselves between US-backed contras and the Sandinista forces in order to deter hostilities. But this was only the beginning… [READ MORE]
• Our mandate and principles today: PBI Nicaragua’s mandate is to support and empower Nicaraguan human rights defenders and networks in exile in Costa Rica. These defenders are dedicated to creating social and political change in Nicaragua through nonviolent action and democratic principles of non-discrimination and inclusion. [READ MORE]