Comunidades indígenas de Guatemala presentan reclamo ante el BID por los daños de dos represas
Protection International apoya a las comunidades afectadas de la microrregión Ixquisis, junto con la Asociación Interamericana de Defensa del Ambiente (AIDA), la Plataforma Internacional Contra la Impunidad, Front Line Defenders y el Gobierno Ancestral Plurinacional de Q’anjob’al, Popti, Chuj y Akateko. Las comunidades han presentado una queja al Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo para que se […]
Guatemalan indigenous communities file complaint for dams’ damages
Protection International supports the affected communities of the microregion Ixquisis, together with the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA), the International Platform Against Impunity, Front Line Defenders and the Plurinational Ancestral Government of Q’anjob’al, Popti, Chuj and Akateko. The communities have filed a complaint to the Inter-American Development Bank for it to divest from Pojom […]
Murdered activists cross the ocean for the first time – Great success for The Thailand HRDs – For those why died trying Concert
07/08/2018 – The music piece The Thailand HRDs, by Toronto composer Frank Horvat & inspired by the photo essay For Those Who Died Trying, by photographer Luke Duggleby, was played as a Premiere concert yesterday 06 August 2018 in Toronto, Canada by the world-renowned Mivos Quartet. Part concert, part photo exhibit, and memorial to these victims […]
[Carta abierta] Protection International y otras organizaciones apoyan el Acuerdo de Escazú – #FirmaXelAmbiente
06/08/2018 – Protection International junto a cientos de organizaciones de la sociedad civil apoya la campaña #FirmaXelAmbiente y pide a los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe que se unan al Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales, el (Acuerdo de Escazú), el […]
[Open Letter] Protection International and other organizations support Escazú Agreement – #Sign4TheEnvironment
06/08/2018 – Protection International and hundreds of civil society organizations support the #Sign4TheEnvironment campaign and call on governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to join The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation, and Access to Justice on Environmental Matters (the Escazú Agreement), the most important treaty in the last 20 years on human […]
For Those Who Died Trying: Protection International, Frank Horvat and Luke Duggleby on Canadian Radio CIUT 89.5 FM | Friday 3 August | 11:30 am
Brussels, 02 August 2018 For Those Who Died Trying Bee Pranom from Protection International, Frank Horvat and Luke Duggleby are on Canadian Radio CIUT 89.5 FM on Friday 3 August at 11:30 am Toronto time, to talk about Mivos Quartet‘s world premiere concert For Those Who Died Trying, taking place on Monday 6 August at […]
Comunicado: FONGI denuncia la continuación de asesinatos contra personas defensoras de Derechos Humanos en Guatemala
Denunciamos la continuación de asesinatos contra defensores y defensoras de Derechos Humanos en Guatemala Las organizaciones miembros del Foro de ONGs Internacionales en Guatemala (FONGI) denunciamos la continuación de amenazas, ataques y asesinatos contra defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos, lideres indigenas y campesinos, y organizaciones sociales de Guatemala, que luchan por sus derechos, los […]
Seminario Internacional con el Relator Michel Forst, Protection International y CEJIL
El Seminario internacional “El derecho a defender los derechos humanos – Estándares y retos para su efectividad en las Américas” se realizará el próximo viernes 3 de agosto de 17.00-20.00 hrs. en Lima, Perú en el Lugar de la Memoria, la Tolerancia y la Inclusión Social. El evento está organizado por Protection International, el Centro […]
UPCOMING EVENT: For Those Who Died Trying – Protection International, Frank Horvat & MIVOS Quartet | 6 August | Toronto
Brussels, 16 July 2018 For Those Who Died Trying Protection International announces For Those Who Died Trying, Mivos Quartet’s world premiere concert in Toronto of the Canadian composer Frank Horvat‘s compositions inspired by the homonymous photo exhibition, by British photographer Luke Duggleby. Monday 6 August | 5:00 pm Gathering Hall Mount Pleasant Cemetery 375 Mount Pleasant Rd. Toronto, […]
Germain #Rukuki, déjà un an en prison
10/07/2018 – Le vendredi 13 juillet 2018 est le triste anniversaire de l’emprisonnement du défenseur burundais des droits humains Germain Rukuki. Les ONG internationales, les procédures spéciales de l’ONU et l’Union européenne appellent les autorités burundaises à le libérer. Germain Rukuki est un défenseur des droits humains burundais, arrêté le 13 juillet 2017, et détenu […]