Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas

For the first time in its 13-year history, the Front Line Defenders Award human rights defenders at risk was given to activists from five countries   #communitiesareHRDs Protection International celebrates that the Peaceful Resistance of the Microregion of Ixquisis has received the award, which is a recognition of the collective nature of the defense of […]

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 solos” (“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 […]

Training for Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri)

Muhuri (Musulmanes por los derechos humanos) est une organisation musulmane qui promue les droits humains en Kenia. L’activité comprend plusieurs actions comme visite les cárceles, promu les droits des femmes et les droits des autochtones. En el período previo aux élections présidentielles programmées pour le 4 mars 2008, Muhuri a mis au point le travail […]

PI WELCOMES THE ADOPTION OF A NEW RESOLUTION ON THE PROTECTION OF HRDS AT THE 22ND SESSION OF THE UNITED NATION HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON 21 MARCH 2013

Bruxelles 27 mars 2013 Protection International se félicite de l’adoption d’une résolution nouvelle et importante sur les défenseurs des droits de l’homme lors de la 22ème session du Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies le 21 mars 2013. “La criminalisation met l’accent sur les racines du mouvement des droits de l’homme dans de […]

Women on the Frontlines: Protection International will participate in the European Development Days 2018

Brussels, 4 June 2018 Protection International will participate in the European Development Days (EDD), the event that brings the development community together each year to share ideas and experiences in ways that inspire new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.  The present edition, which will take place on 5 and 6 June at the European Commission, […]

Women on the frontlines: How the closing space for civil society impacts women activists and sustainable development for women and girls

Brussels, 7 June 2018 “We need to change the narratives about the Human Rights Defenders”, said Liliana de Marco, director of Protection International, during the panel Woman on the Frontlines: How the Closing Space for Civil Society Impacts Women Activists and Sustainable Development for Women and Girls, held last 6 June 2018  in the framework of the European […]

Joint Statement: Protection International, FORUM-ASIA and Amnesty International condemn arbitrary arrests in Thailand

Bangkok, 15 May 2018 Protection International, The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and Amnesty International condemn the harassment and intimidation by Thai authorities of members of the People’s Movement for a Just Society (P-Move). Such acts of harassment and intimidation include preventing members from participating in peaceful protests in  Bangkok and arbitrarily arresting them on 2 May […]