Colombia: la guerra psicológica contra los defensores

El Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (CINEP) ha publicado su Informe anual sobre la situación de los defensores de derechos humanos en Colombia donde se evidencia el aumento de las amenazas y asesinatos contra defensores de derechos humanos y líderes políticos del país. Según datos del Gobierno, a pesar de que el 2015 fuera el año […]

FOR THOSE WHO DIED TRYING’ PHOTO EXHIBITION OPENS IN GENEVA

Protection International opened the photo exhibition, ‘For those who died trying’ on the Place des Nations in Geneva on Monday, 9 May 2016. The exhibition ran from 9-11 May and presented the photographs of 37 murdered or abducted human rights defenders in Thailand. ‘For those who died trying’ will tour Thailand and various countries in Europe […]

HRDS discusses the civil society perspective following the UPR review of Thailand

Following the review of Thailand by the UPR Working Group on 11 May 2016, the ‘Human Rights Defenders at the UPR Thailand 2016’ side event will discuss the views of civil society from 13h00-14h30 at the Palais des Nations. Human rights defenders in Thailand remain at high risk for protecting their communities and their environment. […]