The time is NOW! The English version of the summary is now available

28 May 2018 A summary of The is time NOW, Effective Public Policies for the right to defend human rights, the latest publication from Protection International and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), is now available. In view of the high number of attacks against human rights defenders in the Americas (and the rest of the […]
COMMUNITIES ARE HRDs! PI’s Global Campaign | 20th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

We are celebrating this year 2018 the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, a fundamental tool for the protection and recognition of human rights defenders. For Protection International, this is the occasion to make a step forward in the protection of human rights defenders and call for the long-needed recognition of […]
The time is NOW! English version of the summary is now available

28 May 2018 A summary of The Is Time NOW, effective public policies for the right to defend human rights, the latest publication from Protection International and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), is now available. In view of the high number of attacks against human rights defenders in the Americas (and the rest of […]
España: Protection International participa en el Congreso internacional “El Primer Plan de Acción Nacional sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos”

23 Mayo 2018 Protection International estará presente en el Congreso internacional “El I Plan de Acción Nacional de Empresas y Derechos Humanos”, un evento que tendrá lugar los próximos días 14 y 15 de junio, en Sevilla (España). En él, Luis Enrique Eguren, consejero experto de Protection International, junto a otros ponentes, analizará y debatirá sobre los […]
El cortometraje “No estamos solas”, producido por PI Mesoamérica, COPINH y ADES, opta al mejor corto documental en el Festival de Cine de las Américas de Nueva York

23 Mayo 2018 El cortometraje “No estamos solas”, dirigido por María Aizpuru, en el que ha participado Protection International Mesoamérica, el Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH) y la Asociación de Desarrollo Económico y Social (ADES), ha sido seleccionado para competir por el premio al mejor cortometraje documental, otorgado por el Festival […]
Spain: Protection International participates in the International Congress “The First National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights”

23 May 2018 Protection International will be present at the International Congress “The First National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights”, an event that will take place on 14 and 15 June in Seville (Spain). Luis Enrique Eguren, Senior Advisor of Protection International, as well as other speakers, will analyze and debate the challenges and opportunities facing […]
The short film “No estamos solas”, co-produced by PI Mesoamerica, COPINH and ADES, nominated for the best short documentary at the Americas Film Festival of New York.

23 May 2018 The short film “No estamos solas” (“We are not alone”), directed by María Aizpuru, in which Protection International Mesoamerica, the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) and the Association for Economic and Social Development (ADES) participated, has been nominated for the best documentary short film by the Americas Film […]
Protection International, la OIDHACO y otras 22 organizaciones de la sociedad civil piden a la UE que presione al estado colombiano para proteger al MRVA

Bruselas, 22 Mayo 2018 La Oficina Internacional de Derechos Humanos – Acción Colombia (OIDHACO) y las organizaciones firmantes desean expresar su alta preocupación ante las instituciones de la Unión Europea, sus Estados Miembros, Suiza y Noruega por la situación que vive la población afectada por el proyecto de Hidroituango en Colombia y el Movimiento Ríos […]
Protection International, OIDHACO and 22 other civil society organisations call on the EU to pressure the Colombian state to protect MRVA

Brussels, 22 May 2018 The International Office for Human Rights – Acción Colombia (OIDHACO) and the signatory organizations wish to express their deep concern to the European Union, its Member States, Switzerland, and Norway about the situation of the population affected by the Hidroituango project in Colombia and the Ríos Vivos Antioquia Movement (MRVA), made up […]
Grupo de derechos humanos de Guatemala gana el Premio de Front Line Defenders 2018 para las Américas

Por primera vez en sus 13 años de historia, el premio Front Line Defenders para defensores/as de derechos humanos en riego se otorgó a activistas de cinco países #ComunidadesSonDDH Protection International celebra que la Resistencia Pacífica de la Microregión de Ixquisis haya recibido el premio, lo que supone un reconocimiento a la naturaleza colectiva […]