Thailand: Landmark Court Victory Against Digital Attacks on Women Human Rights Defenders

After more than six years of legal proceedings, two women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Thailand, Angkhana Neelapaijit and Anchana Heemmina, have secured a landmark victory before the Appeal Court in a case concerning online attacks, disinformation, and information operations designed to discredit their human rights work. In its judgment, the Court ordered state authorities […]

Mesoamerica: How Protection International’s work is a regional bridge of solidarity, protection and support for Human Rights Defenders

This article comes from Protection International’s Executive Director, Antonia Potter Prentice, after a recent trip to the regional hub Protection International Mesoamerica. After spending 10 days immersed in the work of my colleagues in Protection International Mesoamerica, I witnessed how the team functions as a regional bridge of solidarity, protection and support, connecting networks of […]

Safety First: Protection International Co-organiser in Historic First European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders

From 3 to 4 June 2026, the Council of Europe Headquarters in Strasbourg will host a critical milestone: the First European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs). Held inside the historic Hemicycle of the Palais de l’Europe, this gathering brings together grassroots defenders, civil society organisations, and international human rights bodies to confront the […]

Ableism in Protection: Who Is Protection Really Designed For?

Protection, at its core, is about safeguarding those most at risk. Yet, an uncomfortable question persists: what happens when protection systems themselves are excluded? Ableism: understood as discrimination or bias that privileges non disabled people and treats them as the norm, is deeply embedded in many social systems. The protection sector is no exception. Often […]

Déclaration de Protection International concernant l’annulation de RightsCon 2026

To read in English, click here Para castellano, haz clic aquí Bruxelles, Bangkok, Nairobi, Ville de Guatemala, Bogotá, 7 mai 2026 Protection International (PI) exprime sa profonde inquiétude concernant l’annulation de RightsCon 2026. Cette décision est un nouveau signal alarmant du rétrécissement de l’espace civique pour la communauté mondiale des droits numériques et un revers […]

Declaración de Protection International sobre la Cancelación de RightsCon 2026

To read in English, click here Pour français cliquez ici Bruselas, Bangkok, Nairobi, Ciudad de Guatemala, Bogotá, 7 de mayo de 2026 Protection International (PI) expresa profunda preocupación por la cancelación de RightsCon 2026. Esta decisión es otra señal inquietante de la reducción del espacio cívico para la comunidad global de derechos digitales y un […]

Statement from Protection International on the Cancellation of RightsCon 2026

Pour français cliquez ici Para castellano haz clic aquí Brussels, Bangkok, Nairobi, Guatemala City, Bogotá, 7 May 2026 Protection International (PI) expresses deep concern regarding the cancellation of RightsCon 2026. This decision is a further worrying signal of the shrinking civic space for the global digital rights community and a setback for the collective safety […]

Thailand: Launch of SEEDS – South East Asia Experimental Defenders’ School 

Greetings from Protection International Thailand, With deep respect for the courage, care, and resistance across our region, we are excited to invite 14 Human Rights Defenders from Southeast Asia to join the first in-person HRDs School: Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations (SEEDS – South East Asia Experimental Defenders’ School).  […]

Statement: Alarming escalation in repression of LGBTI+ activists and organisations in Türkiye.

The undersigned European and national human rights organisations express deep concern at the December court ruling in Türkiye shutting down LGBTI+ youth organisation, Genç LGBTİ+, the lawsuit initiated against its board members, and the February lawsuit filed against LGBTI+ human rights defender Defne Güzel, noting that these cases represent very worrying examples of the repression […]