Put Human Rights at the Centre of Environmental Policy

More than 150 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, from more than 50 countries, published an open letter calling on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of environmental policy. Respecting and protecting human rights and protecting the environment are inextricably linked. Yet while Heads of State from 88 countries have called […]

Support from the International Community is Crucial for the Peace Agreement in Colombia

[Brussels] 10 November 2021 The organizations that have signed this press release celebrate the fact that 24 November 2021 marks the fifth anniversary of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP), which put an end to an internal armed conflict that left more than […]

Applications for a New Edition of the E-Learning Programme Are Open

Protection International will be running the first 2022 edition of the online course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” from 21 February to 15 May 2022. The course is available in English, Spanish, and French For an application form and detailed information about the course, please send an e-mail to […]

Protection of the Right to Defend Human Rights of Migrant Workers in Thailand

Concern regarding Seven Migrant Workers Arrested at Ministry of Labour Despite Thailand Government’s Decision on Amnesty pending Regularization and Demand for Protection of the Right to Defend Human Rights of Migrant Workers Joint open letter to the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Minister of Labour in Thailand, the Minister of Interior in Thailand, the National […]

Mae Ocampo joins Protection International as new Executive Director

Brussels, 3rd November 2021, It is with great pleasure that we inform you of Ms Mae Ocampo joining Protection International AISBL as its new Executive Director. Ms Ocampo brings several key strengths to this role. Ms Ocampo is a feminist woman and human rights defender who began her activism at a young age, resisting land-grabbing […]