Berta Cáceres, a human rights and environmental defender, murdered

According to COPINH, Berta did not receive the protection the CIDH had asked for, from the government side. Therefore, Protection International calls on the international community to demand the Honduran government investigate the murder of Berta Cáceres and offer immediate protection to all witnesses of the case. We also released a joint statement at the 31st session […]

Advocating for Burundian human rights defenders at the United Nations Human Rights Council

Protection International alongside representatives from the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP), CIVICUS, and CSOLifeline, met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on the margins of the 31st session of the Human Rights Council, to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation and the threats faced by […]

Pierre Claver urges the UN Human Rights Council to protect HRDS in Burundi

On Friday 4, 2016 at the 31st Session of the Human Rights Council, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, President of APRODH read a statement urging the Human Rights Council to take measures to protect human rights defenders in Burundi. Joint statement by EHAHRDP, CIVICUS, and Protection International for  the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights […]

Pierre Claver demande au Conseil des droits de l’homme de proteger aux défenseurs au Burundi

Déclaration cojointe de EHAHRDP, CIVICUS et Protection International pendant le dialogue avec le Rapporteur spécial sur les défenseurs des droits de l’homme et  le Conseiller spécial pour la prévention de genocide. Lu par M. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, président de l’APRODH Monsieur le Président, Au nom du East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, CIVICUS […]

Human Rights Defenders Battle Civil Lawsuit in Thailand for Hanging Banner

In Thailand on 24 February 2016, 70 villagers travelled to the Loei Provincial Courthouse to show their support for the 6 community-based human rights defenders from Khon Rak Ban Kerd (KRBK) involved in a civil lawsuit at the Loei Provincial Court. According to affidavit number PorPan 574/2558 filed by Tungkhum Co. Ltd, the gold-mining company is seeking […]

El defensor colombiano David Ravelo continúa en prisión cinco años después

David Ravelo, destacado defensor de derechos humanos en Colombia, fue condenado a 18 años de prisión de los cuales lleva más de 5 años cumplidos en la cárcel de la Picota en Bogotá. En septiembre de 2010, Ravelo fue acusado del homicidio con agravantes de un funcionario asesinado en 1991. A pesar de que las […]

DRC: New legal framework for the protection of human rights defenders in South Kivu

On 10 February 2016, the Governor of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo promulgated an edict on the protection of human rights defenders and journalists in South Kivu. The vote and adoption of the edict by the Provincial Assembly of South Kivu, as well as the promulgation by the Governor of South Kivu, represent an important step […]

RDC: Un nouveau cadre juridique au Sud-Kivu pour la protection des défenseurs des droits de l’homme

Le 10 février 2016, le Gouverneur de la province du Sud-Kivu en République démocratique du Congo a promulgué un édit portant protection des défenseurs des droits de l’homme et des journalistes en province du Sud-Kivu. Le vote et l’adoption de l’édit par l’assemblée provinciale du Sud-Kivu, ainsi que sa promulgation par le Gouverneur du Sud-Kivu, constituent une avancée […]