10 Bonnes pratiques de sécurité pour les défenseurs des droits humains
La date du 19 décembre 2016 marquera la fin constitutionnelle du mandat du Présidant Kabila en République démocratique du Congo. Suite aux récents épisodes de violence et de répression que connaît le pays, le risque de violations des droits fondamentaux grandit à mesure que cette échéance approche. L’unité de recherche et training de Protection International […]
Indonesia: Open Letter to the President Regarding the Criminalisation of Haris Azhar
Photo Credit: ANTARA/Widodo S. Jusuf / Tempo.co In an open letter to the President of Indonesia, NGOs stand in solidarity to request that the government drop the defamation charges against human rights defender Haris Azhar. Mr. Haris Azhar, Executive Coordinator at KontraS, the Commission for “The Disappeared” and Victims of Violence was reported on 3 […]
UN Human Rights Office is concerned that the killers of Thai activists are not brought to justice
BANGKOK (28 November 2016) – The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia expressed concern about the number of failed prosecutions involving murder cases of land rights activists in the South of Thailand, amid increasing restrictions on rights activists. Speaking after the Region 8 Appellate Court in Surat Thani upheld a decision of the Provincial Court […]
Joint Statement: Human Rights Defenders Are Not Criminals
Brussels, November 29, 2016 – “Human rights defenders worldwide are regularly subjected to harassment and trumped-up criminal charges aiming at paralyzing, intimidating and delegitimizing their human rights activities. They face difficulties carrying out their work in increasingly restrictive legislative and administrative environments denying the right to freedoms of association, expression, and peaceful assembly. Licences of human […]
Ataques contra líderes sociales ponen en riesgo el futuro de la paz en Colombia
BOGOTA, BRUSELAS – 22 de noviembre de 2016 Pensamiento y Acción Social (PAS) y Protection International (PI) manifestamos nuestra preocupación por los graves ataques contra líderes sociales y defensores de derechos humanos en lo que va corrido del mes de noviembre. Durante este periodo, cinco líderes del Movimiento Marcha Patriótica fueron asesinados y dos sufrieron […]
NHRC & PI conducted a field visit to community-based HRDs in Thailand
PUBLIC STATEMENT National Human Rights Commission of Thailand and Protection International conducted a field visit to community-based HRDs that are at risk in Phatthalung Province. On 2 November 2016 Protection, International conducted a field visit to Pabon District, Phatthalung, together with the Sub-Committee on Civil Rights of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC), […]
HONDURAS: Expulsión de un defensor internacional de derechos humanos
Carta pública conjunta a las autoridades hondureñas sobre el reciente caso de expulsión de un defensor internacional de derechos humanos 1 de noviembre de 2016 – Protection International y el resto de organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra preocupación y condena por la detención y expulsión de un defensor de los derechos humanos al ingresar en Honduras el […]
The government still lacks protection of rights activists (JAKARTA POST)
Protection International Indonesia discussed the state of human rights defenders with the Jakarta Post: “PD Indonesia along with Walhi (the Indonesian Forum for Environment) and Arus Pelangi urge the Indonesian government to strengthen the protection of rights defenders. According to research carried out by the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the UK-based University of […]
ALERTA Honduras: Represión contra una marcha del COPINH
El jueves 20 de octubre, en Tegucigalpa, Honduras, las defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos del COPINH (Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras), del pueblo Lenca, de OFRANEH (Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña) y de otras organizaciones aliadas nacionales e internacionales fueron violentamente reprimidos por las fuerzas policiales estatales durante la marcha de la resistencia […]
THAILAND: ACTIVISTS SUMMONED FOR POSTING ABOUT MILITARY OFFICIALS’ VISITS TO THEIR HOME
มูลนิธิผสานวัฒนธรรม Cross Cultural Foundation 89 ซอยสิทธิชน ถ.สุทธิสารวินิจฉัย แขวงสามเสนนอก เขตห้วยขวาง กรุงเทพมหานคร 10310 89 Soi Sithichon Suthisarnwinichai Rd. Samsennok Huaykwang Bangkok Thailand 10310 โทร Tell : 02-1015481 โทรสาร Fax : 02-1015482 ACTIVISTS SUMMONED FOR POSTING ABOUT MILITARY OFFICIALS VISITS TO THEIR HOME PRESS RELEASE BANGKOK, 18th OCTOBER 2016 – Two land activists were summoned by Chum Phae […]