Germain #Rukuki, already a year in prison
10/07/2018 – Next Friday 13 July 2018 is the sad anniversary of the imprisonment of the Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki, for whom international NGOs, UN Special Procedures, and the European Union call for immediate release. Germain Rukuki is a Burundian human rights defender who was arrested on 13 July 2017 in Bujumbura and […]
Protection International and other CSOs support #IDefendRights to change the narrative about Human Rights Defenders
Brussels, 4 July 2018 Protection International supports #IDefendRights, a new project launched by the Norwegian Human Rights Fund and MEMRIA, that aims to collect Human Rights Defenders’ experiences on working on the front lines defending the rights of others. Protection International endorses this initiative which, as well as its global campaign #CommunitiesareHRDs, pretends to shift the narrative about […]
Carta abierta al Gobierno hondureño: eurodiputados expresan su preocupación ante la situación de los derechos humanos y sus defensores en Honduras
Bruselas, 26 Junio 2018 Protection International celebra que 50 miembros del Parlamento Europeo hayan manifestado públicamente su preocupación ante las violaciones de derechos humanos en Honduras. A través de una carta abierta, los eurodiputados instan al gobierno a que, con celeridad, ponga en marcha mecanismos para proteger eficazmente a los defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos como un paso […]
Open letter to the Government of Honduras: MEPs express their concerns regarding the state of human rights and its defenders in Honduras
Brussels, 26 June 2018 Protection International welcomes the fact that 50 members of the European Parliament have publicly expressed their concerns about human rights violations in Honduras. In this open letter, MEPs wish to encourage the government to swiftly implement comprehensive mechanisms to effectively protect human rights defenders as a fundamental step in the consolidation of the […]
¡Ya están disponibles el INFORME y el VÍDEO de la mesa redonda de Protection International y el CAHR! #rethinkingprotection #ComunidadesSonDDHs
21/06/218 – En el marco del 20 aniversario de la Declaración de la ONU sobre los Defensores de Derechos Humanos, Protection International y el Centro para los Derechos Humanos Aplicados (CAHR) de la Universidad de York acogieron una mesa redonda internacional en Bruselas los días 12 y 13 de diciembre de 2017, titulada “Repensar la protección de los defensores de […]
Le RAPPORT et la VIDÉO sur la table ronde de Protection International et le CAHR sont maintenant disponibles! #rethinkingprotection #CommunitiesareHRDs
21/06/218 – À la veille du 20ème anniversaire de la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les Défenseurs des Droits Humains, Protection International et le Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) de l’Université de York ont accueilli une table ronde internationale à Bruxelles le 12 et le 13 décembre 2017, intitulée “Repenser la protection des défenseur·se·s des des droits […]
Protection International & CAHR roundtable REPORT and VIDEO are out! #rethinkingprotection #CommunitiesareHRDs
21/06/218 – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, Protection International and the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) of the University of York hosted an international roundtable in Brussels on 12 and 13 December 2017, entitled “Rethinking the protection of Human Rights Defenders”. The report and the video […]
Próximo evento: The time is NOW – PI, CEJIL y el ISHR | 20 Junio | Ginebra
Bruselas, 15 Junio 2018 The time is NOW – Effective public policies to protect the right to defend human rights Protection International, el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) y el International Service of Human Rights (ISHR) presentarán la publicación “The time is now, for effective public policies to protect the right to defend human rights” (Es […]
Upcoming event: The time is NOW – PI, CEJIL and ISHR | 20 June | Geneva
Brussels, 15 June 2018 The time is NOW – Effective public policies to protect the right to defend human rights Protection International, the Centre of Justice and International Law (CEJIL) and the International Service of Human Rights (ISHR) are hosting the presentation of the publication “The time is now, for effective public policies to protect the right to defend human […]
Protection International demande aux autorités congolaises une enquête rapide et crédible sur la morte du défenseur des droits humains Luc Nkulula
Bruxelles, 12 Juin 2018 Protection International présente ses condolences à la famille et aux amis de Luc Nkulula, jeune Défenseur des Droits Humains et militant très engagé du mouvement citoyen Lutte pour le Changement « LUCHA », qui est décédé lors de l’incendie de sa maison à Goma la nuit du samedi 09 au dimanche 10 juin 2018. Protection International […]