Watch: PBI Ireland Launches New Video Series - Defenders Speak

PBI Ireland is very excited to announce our new video series, Defenders Speak, which gives human rights defenders the opportunity to discuss their work in their own words for an Irish audience.

To celebrate the launch of our new YouTube channel, we have produced two of these videos featuring Esdra “Moro” Sosa, coordinator of the Litos Women’s Group at Arcoiris LGBT Association, Honduras. Check out the videos below for more information!

Defenders Speak: How Arcoiris is Supporting LGBTQI+ Hondurans

In our very first instalment of Defenders Speak, Esdra "Moro" Sosa from the Litos Women's Group of Arcoiris LGBT Association tells us how the LGBTQI+ community in Honduras has fared under the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricanes Eta and Iota. Moro describes what Arcoiris is doing to help their community during this time of crisis.

Defenders Speak: The Legal Battle for Equality in Honduras

In this instalment of Defenders Speak, Esdra "Moro" Sosa from Arcoiris LGBT Association returns to tell us about her organisation's struggle to gain legal recognition for the rights of the LGBTQI+ community and other marginalised groups in Honduras.

Watch: The People Vs The Pandemic Public Event

If you missed our event last November, you’re in luck! We have just uploaded a recording of the event to our new YouTube channel.

In the video below you will hear from two human rights defenders on how marginalised communities have organised to protect themselves from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Honduras, we hear from Esdra "Moro" Sosa, Coordinator of the Litos Women's Group at Arcoiris LGBT Association on the effects of Hurricanes Eta and Iota on the Central American country, and their plans for the future.

From Colombia, Luis Miguel shares how the San José de Apartadó Peace Community has responded to the pandemic by banding together and relying on ties of solidarity and mutual aid.