Interview avec Sukhgerel Dugersuren
Interview avec Sukhgerel Dugersuren Défenseure des droits humains et Directrice de OT Watch Mongolia Le Parlement mongol a adopté en avril 2021 une nouvelle loi sur les défenseur·e·s des droits humains, faisant de la Mongolie le premier pays d’Asie à offrir un cadre de protection à ceux·celles qui dénoncent les violations des droits humains et […]
Interview with HRD Sukhgerel Dugersuren
Human Rights Defender & Director of OT Watch Mongolia In April 2021, the Mongolian Parliament adopted a new law for human rights defenders, making it the first country in Asia to provide a framework of protection for those who speak out against human rights violations and advocate for change. The law entered into force on […]
Call for Proposals – Graphic Designers
Call for Proposals – Graphic Designers Protection International looking to put together an interactive digital poetry booklet that showcases the finalists from our Human Rights Defenders Poetry Challenge. Protection International is a non-profit, international human rights organization that works to support activists in their protection and security needs (including research, advocacy, trainings, etc). We have […]
IWD2022: Interview with Pranom Somwong
International Women’s Day Interview with Pranom Somwong In November 2021, we asked some of the women human rights defenders working for Protection International (PI) about their experiences, passions and visions for a better future. Now, to mark International Women’s Day (8 March) and to celebrate the extraordinary work of women we translated our interviews with […]
Finalistas del Reto de Poesía de las Personas Defensoras de los Derechos Humanos
Finalistas del Reto de Poesía de las Personas Defensoras de los Derechos Humanos ¡Felicitaciones a los/las finalistas! Hemos recibido un total de 438 poemas de artistas y activistas que representan a 58 países de todo el mundo – desde Camerún hasta Cuba, desde Ecuador hasta Esuatini, desde Perú hasta Filipinas. Aplaudimos el brillante […]
Finalistes du défi de poésie des défenseur·e·s des droits humains
Finalistes du défi de poésie des défenseur·e·s des droits humains Toutes nos félicitations aux finalistes ! Au total, nous avons reçu 438 poèmes provenant d’artistes et de activistes représentant plus de 58 pays du monde entier – du Cameroun à Cuba, de l’Équateur à l’Eswatini, du Pérou aux Philippines. Nous applaudissons le superbe travail accompli […]
Human Rights Defenders Poetry Challenge Finalists
Congratulations to all of the finalists! We received a total of 438 poems coming from artists and activists representing over 58 countries around the world–from Cameroon to Cuba, from Ecuador to Eswatini, and from Peru to the Philippines. We applaud all of the brilliant work by all those who have submitted to our poetry challenge, […]
Déclaration de solidarité avec le centre de ressources HEDA, Nigeria
DÉCLARATION DE SOLIDARITÉ AVEC LE CENTRE DE RESSOURCES HEDA, NIGERIA Nairobi, 4 avril 2022 Nous, les organisations panafricaines et internationales de défense des droits humains soussignées, sommes profondément préoccupées par les dernières attaques contre les défenseur·e·s des droits humains (DDH) au Nigeria, en Afrique. Dans la nuit du 28 mars 2022, cinq hommes armés sont […]
13 LUCHA defenders sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for peaceful protest – a stain on the rule of law so highly praised by the authorities in the DR Congo.
JOINT STATEMENT 01 April 2022 We, the signatory organizations, deplore the unfounded and unjust condemnation of the thirteen human rights defenders (HRDs) of the LUCHA by the Beni Garrison Military Court. Today, 1 April 2022, 13 human rights defenders from the LUCHA movement were sentenced to 12 months in prison by the Beni Garrison Military […]
Solidarity Statement with HEDA Resource Centre, Nigeria
Nairobi, 4 April 2022 We, the undersigned pan-African and international human rights organisations, are deeply concerned about the latest attacks against human rights defenders (HRDs) in Nigeria, and Africa. On the night of 28 March 2022, five armed men forcibly entered the home of Mr Olanrewaju Suraju, the Chairman of the Human and Environmental Development […]