Recent activities
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HUMAN RIGHTS & NEW MEDIA -True Heroes Films-
16 June 2010 -
PI is recruiting an Advocacy and Outreach/Communication Officer
13 May 2010 -
Living like a tree, produced by Protection International, to be shown at the 5th International Labour Film Festival in Istanbul
29 April 2010 -
New Protection Manual for Human Rights Defenders (3rd Edition)
21 April 2010 -
Protection of human rights defenders: Best practices and lessons learnt (Volume I)
7 April 2010
New Protection Manual for Human Rights Defenders (...)
Activities
PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL
(ex-European office of PBI) aims to contribute to the respect of international obligations for the protection of HRD. We insist that legitimacy can only be assured through the legal recognition of the defence of human rights . (ex-European office of PBI) aims to contribute to the respect of international obligations for the protection of HRD. We insist that legitimacy can only be assured through the legal recognition of the defence of human rights .
Protection Capacity Building and Training
- Risk analysis, security/protection management.
- Transfer of knowledge and tools.
- Study and elaboration of protection/security operational tools.
- Publication of information based on lessons learned in order to develop best practices.
- Protection Manual for HRD
- Distribution of information on protection among HRD, EU institutions and EU Member States in the form of recommendations, reports and press releases and documentaries.
- Reminding local authorities of their international obligations to protect the HRD.
- Promotion of debates and action to protect HRD and involvement of parliaments, trade unions and the media.
- Testimonies & Portraits of Human Rights Defenders documenting their working habits and context affecting their situation
- When required PI gives initial support for the creation of local Protections Desks (PD) that in line with PI objectives will serve as local centres for protection and security management.
- Progressive hand over to PD of the whole process of security/protection management (ownership is part of that process).
- www.protectionline.org is a one-stop website by/with/for HRD and those seeking to contribute to HRD protection Daily update of information, documents, publications, testimonies, urgent actions and tools designed to promote the protection of HRD.
