Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe: Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights
Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights Find the PDF version of this paper here. The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organizations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are lawsuits brought forward by powerful actors […]
An Open Letter to the Organizers of the United Nations Virtual Forum on Business and Human Rights: New Challenges. New Approaches, Asia and the Pacific, to be held on June 9 -11, 2020
– the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UNWG); – the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); – the International Labour Organization (ILO); – the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); – the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and, – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission […]
[Offre de travail] Consultant∙e pour l’étude de base sur la protection communautaire des defenseur∙e∙s des droits humains (F/DDH) et des victimes des violences sexuelles au Nord Et Sud-Kivu
Protection International (PI) recrute un∙e consultant∙e pour réaliser une étude de base sur la protection communautaire des defenseur∙e∙s des droits humains (F/DDH) et des victimes des violences sexuelles dans les provinces du Nord et Sud-Kivu. Termes de référence disponibles en français. Date limite de candidature: 10 juin 2020. Le/la consultant(e) doit mettre au point un […]
#QuédateConDefensores | Campaña Global de PI sobre el Derecho a Defender los Derechos Humanos en tiempos de COVID-19
COVID-19 es un desafío para todas las personas y organizaciones en el mundo. También lo es para las personas defensoras de derechos humanos que ahora corren un riesgo aún más grande por defender los derechos humanos y nuestro derecho a defender. “#QuédateConDefensores en tiempos de COVID-19” es nuestra Campaña Mundial sobre el Derecho a […]
#RestezAvecLesDéfenseurs | La campagne mondiale de PI pour le droit de défendre les droits humains au temps du COVID-19
Si le COVID-19 est un défi pour toute personne et organisation au monde, ceci est encore plus vrai pour les défenseur∙e∙s des droits humains qui aujourd’hui encourent des risques encore plus grands pour protéger les droits humains et garantir ainsi notre Droit de Défendre les Droits Humains (DDDH). « #RestezAvecLesDéfenseurs au temps du COVID-19 » […]
#StayWithDefenders | PI’s Global Campaign on the Right to Defend Human Rights in Times of COVID-19
COVID-19 is a challenge for all across the world. This is also true for women and men human rights defenders (W/HRDs), who are now even more at risk for standing for the Right to Defend Human Rights (RDHR). “#StayWithDefenders in times of COVID-19” is our Global Campaign on the Right to Defend Human Rights in […]
The Role of Civil Society Organisations During and in a Post-COVID-19 World
Human rights provide us with a sophisticated tool to guide responses during crises and social upheaval. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948, was itself a response to half a century of turmoil: two world wars, a pandemic and economic depression. It drew on previous charters and aimed to provide a broad […]
[Thailand] Women and Men Human Rights Defenders win a court case against Thai Ministry of Industry for unlawful granting of mining concessions.
Earth Day 2020: Anti-mining Women and Men Human Rights Defenders win a court case against the Thai Ministry of Industry for unlawful granting of mining concessions. Bangkok, 22 April 2020 Community-based Women and Men Human Rights Defenders (W/HRDs) from the anti-mining community Rak Ban Haeng Group in Lampang Province, northern Thailand, won a crucial court […]
[Thailand] COVID-19: Reality is Twice as Harsh Now for Disabled Women Defending Human Rights
Brussels/Bangkok/Chian Mai, 21 April 2020. In low and middle-income countries, such as Thailand, up to three-quarters of people with disabilities are women and girls. They face constant barriers to meaningful participation and inclusion in social settings, especially in the workplace and in decision-making roles within their families and their communities. These exclusions, barriers, and discrimination […]
[Communiqué de presse] Acquittement des 11 membres de la Coopérative des Creuseurs Artisanaux de Bisie en Territoire de Walikale (Province du Nord-Kivu de la République Démocratique du Congo) !
Le 17 Avril 2020 Le 15 avril 2020, le Tribunal de Grande Instance de Goma a prononcé l’acquittement des « 11 creuseurs » membres de la Coopérative des Creuseurs Artisanaux de Bisie (COCABI) de Walikale et ordonné leur remise en liberté immédiate. AEDH, ASF Belgique, ASF France et Protection International se réjouissent de cette libération […]