Pi Offers an Internship in the Programme Direction Unit (Brussels)

Protection International team is currently offering an internship in the Programme Direction Unit in its Head Office in Brussels, Belgium. Programme Direction runs field programmes in Asia, Africa and Latin-America. Colleagues in the field form small hubs of expertise in protecting human rights defenders (Protection Desks) and work with local civil society and other public actors […]

Emerging Trends of the Shrinking Space for Civil Society

Presentation Made by Mauricio Angel As judicial harassment and criminalization is a matter of high concern for human rights defenders, Protection International (PI) has decided to share this presentation made by Mauricio Angel, PI’s Policy and Research Officer. The speech was delivered at a meeting organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS) with the […]

Guatemala: PI and Udefegua Support Victims and Witnesses of the Rios Montt Genocide Trial

During Rios Montt’s trial, the evidence provided by witnesses, survivors, and relatives of victims placed them at great risk. Some received threats or were harassed. Thanks to an alliance of several human rights organizations (among them Aj Noj-Protection Desk Guatemala and our partner UDEFEGUA), their protection was enhanced, allowing them to testify on several crimes […]

Eu Guidelines for Hrds: Increased Involvement Needed by Eu Diplomats

Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) of the European Parliament held an exchange of views on EU policies concerning human rights defenders (HRD). Chairwoman, Mrs Barbara Lochbihler, reminded attendees about the importance of defenders’ work and the need to place them higher on the political agenda, due to the many threats they face. Karen Bennett, researcher at the Human Rights […]

EU Parliament Assesses the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

Protection International draws your attention to this important Exchange of views on EU policies on human rights defenders, including the presentation of a study on Assessing the Implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. This event will happen in the European Parliament on Tuesday, 28 May 2013 10h00 – 11h30, and will be web-streamed […]

PI RELEASES A NEW VERSION OF FOCUS 2013

Brussels, 16 May 2013. Protection International (PI) is pleased to release a new version of FOCUS 2013. Public Policies for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: the State of the Art. It includes a preface written by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya. According to Luis Enrique Eguren, President of […]

DR Congo: Pascal Kabungulu, 7 Years After…

On July 31st, 2005, Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi, a Congolese human rights defender, Executive Secretary of the NGO “Héritiers de la Justice (Heirs of Justice) was shot dead in Bukavu, at his house and in front of his family, by a group of men wearing military clothes. He had denounced severe human rights violations (such as […]

Geneva: Pi and the United Nations Special Rapporteur

The roundtable provided an opportunity for taking stock of current experiences of human rights defenders (HRDs), governments and international and regional organizations about how national mechanisms for the protection of HRDs work. The event was attended by officials from several European and Latin American Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva, regional organizations, […]

5 DEFENSORES LGBTI SOBRE LA LEY ANTI-HOMOSEXUALIDAD

El proyecto de ley « Anti-homosexualidad » que fue introducido en el parlamento de Uganda por el diputado David Bahati sería una violación de los derechos humanos. En la ley propuesta hay disposiciones que condenan a perpetuidad o a muerte las personas supuestamente lesbianas, gays o bisexuales (LGBT), y que declaran ilegal el trabajo legítimo […]