Rencontre avec Berta Zúñiga Cáceres et COPINH à Bruxelles
05 Mai 2018 Protection International, Broederlijk Delen, CNCD-11.11.11, CIDSE et le réseau EU-LAT vous invitent à une rencontre avec Berta Zúñiga Cáceres de COPINH et avec des défenseurs des droits de l’homme (Bruxelles, 14 mai 2018, 18h30) (FR – NL) Plus de deux ans après l’assassinat de Berta Cáceres, défenseur des droits de l’homme, militante de l’environnement et lauréate du prestigieux Prix […]
Meeting with Berta Zúñiga Cáceres and COPINH in Brussels
05 May 2018 Protection International, Broederlijk Delen, CNCD-11.11.11, CIDSE, and the EU-LAT network invite you to a meeting with Bertha Zúniga Cáceres from COPINH and human rights defenders (Brussels, 14 May 2018, 18:30) (FR – NL) More than two years after the murder of Berta Cáceres, human rights defender, environmental activist, and winner of the prestigious Goldman Environmental […]
PI participa en evento Protección a personas defensoras en Honduras: alcances y desafíos
Este viernes 04/05/2018, en Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Protection International participa en el evento “Protección a personas defensoras en Honduras: alcances y desafíos”, organizado por La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos en Honduras (OACNUDH) y el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL). Michel Forst, Relator Especial de […]
Joint Statement by Protection International (PI) and Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) on Acquittal of Nawa Chaoue, Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defender, Co-Founder of Save Lahu Group
02 May 2018, Chiang Mai, Thailand – On 24th April 2018, at about 3:30 pm community leaders from Save Lahu, Protection International (PI), and the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) witnessed the Acquittal of Nawa Choue, caretaker to Chaiyaphum Pasae, Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defender and co-founder of the Save Lahu […]
PI participates in event Protecting human rights defenders in Honduras: scope and challenges
This Friday 04/05/2018, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Protection International is participating in an event on the Protection of human rights defenders in Honduras, organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras (OHCHR) and the Centre for Justice and International Law (CEJIL). Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation […]
Protection International réprouve fermement la condamnation injustifiée à 32 ans de prison de Germain Rukuki, défenseur des droits humains au Burundi
Déclaration Protection International réprouve fermement la condamnation injustifiée à 32 ans de prison de Germain Rukuki, défenseur des droits humains au Burundi Bruxelles, le 26 avril 2018 – Germain Rukuki, défenseur burundais des droits humains, a été condamné aujourd’hui à 32 ans de prison par la Haute Cour de Ntahangwa au Burundi pour “rébellion”, “atteinte […]
Protection International strongly condemns the wrongful conviction to 32 years in prison for human rights defender Germain Rukuki in Burundi
Statement – Protection International strongly condemns the wrongful conviction to 32 years in prison for human rights defender Germain Rukuki in Burundi Brussels, 26 April 2018 – Today, Germain Rukuki, a Burundian human rights defender, was sentenced to 32 years in prison by the Ntahangwa High Court in Burundi for charges of “rebellion”, “breach of […]
Call for translators: translation of Protection International’s policy reports and training materials
Protection International is publishing a call for translators: translation of PI’s policy reports and training materials. The deadline is Monday 9 April at 12.00 am (noon) CET. Download the Terms of Reference Background In many parts of the world, the defense of human rights evokes pressure, threats, and attacks from state- and non-state actors. Protection […]
Statement: Protection International condemns the postponement of Germain Rukuki’s second hearing
Germain Rukuki, a human rights defender in Burundi, was expected to appear before the Ntahangwa High Court today 27 March 2018 for the second hearing of his trial. However, the date has now been postponed for the third time and re-scheduled for next Tuesday 3 April. In the meantime, Germain remains in detention. Protection International […]
Protection International condemns HRD criminalisation in the Philippines
Like many other organizations, Protection International addressed a letter this morning to the President of the Philippines to express its deep concern and indignation regarding the increasing criminalization of human rights defenders in the Philippines and particularly the recent petition filed in court listing indigenous peoples’ leaders and human rights defenders as terrorist and outlaws, […]