Burundi human rights crisis: a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council

On  November 9th a group of 11 International NGOs, issued a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council, calling for a special session of the Council to adopt a resolution in response to the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Burundi. Despite the efforts made by the international community to monitor and improve the human rights situation in the […]

New Security Incident at Klong Sai Pattana: Direct threats against the community and SPFT leaders

Protection International has been informed that, on the night of 27th October, at the  Southern Peasants’ Federation of Thailand (SPFT) member community Khlong Sai Pattana, Chaiburi district, Suratthani province,  40 palm trees were chopped down and removed from the community area. The following day, when two community members went to the Chaiburi Police Station to file a police report […]

Les voix qui refusent de se taire: Pierre Claver Mbonimpa s’exprime sur le Burundi

Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, éminent défenseur des droits de l’homme burundais, raconte la tentative d’assassinat contre sa personne, et parle des dangers auxquels les activistes font face au Burundi. Le 3 août 2015, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa a été atteint par balles au visage et au cou, alors qu’il rentrait chez lui en voiture du bureau. Il […]

Voices that cannot be silenced: Pierre Claver Mbonimpa speaks out on Burundi

Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a leading Burundian Human Rights Defender (HRD), speaks about surviving an assassination attempt and the dangers facing activists in Burundi. On 3 August 2015, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa was shot in the face and neck as he returned home in his car from the office.  He survived the attack and is currently living […]

A must-read on HRD protection: a new Special Issue of the International Journal of Human Rights

New research on human rights defenders protection has just been published in a Special Issue of the International Journal of Human Rights. This special issue features papers from PI’s Board members Alice Nah, Luis Enrique Eguren Fernandez, and Champa Patel. This is the second collection of papers to come from the research initiative between Amnesty International, the Centre for Applied […]

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – Website restructure and resdesign consultancy

Overview Protection International (PI), an international human rights non-profit organisation based in Brussels, Belgium, is seeking the services of a web consultant(s) to produce a variety of marketing materials needed to successfully accomplish its mission.   Mission Statement: PI brings protection strategies and security management tools to human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk. PI’s comprehensive protection programmes […]

El rol de los jóvenes en la defensa de sus territorios

I Encuentro Regional de Jóvenes Red de Protección del Magdalena Medio En el marco de la estrategia de trabajo en red impulsada por el PD COL con cinco comunidades campesinas en la región del Magdalena Medio, se celebró durante los días 16, 17 y 18 de Octubre el I Encuentro Regional de Jóvenes de la Red de Protección del […]

Guatemala: Ataque armado a miembro de Resistencia Pacífica

El pasado sábado, 17 de octubre 2015, tres miembros de la resistencia pacífica contra el proyecto extractivo de San Rafael Las Flores sufrieron un ataque con armas de fuego. Edwin Alexander Reynoso Bran, Estuardo Bran Reynoso y Marlon Loy Dominguez, todos integrantes de la resistencia comunitaria antiminera de Mataquescuintla (Jalapa), fueron emboscados a escasos 300 metros de la entrada del […]

Colombia: Acción de Incidencia con las comunidades campesinas del Magdalena Medio

El día de hoy se está llevando a cabo el cuarto día de la Acción de Incidencia para la protección de defensores y defensoras del derecho a la tierra y el territorio de la región del Magdalena Medio, organizada por Protection Desk Colombia (PDCOL) de Protection International, a la cual han asistido delegados/as de diferentes localidades de la […]