Let’s not forget Germain: Solidarity call with Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki
Brussels, 26 April 2019 Today marks one year since Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki was unlawfully sentenced to 32 years in prison in Burundi. On this sad occasion, Protection International (PI) calls for international solidarity and action to show Burundian authorities that we have not forgotten about Germain and that we will continue asking […]
Protection International expresa su profundo dolor y consternación por la pérdida de las compañeras Ana Paula Hernández y Sally O’neill
Desde Protection Internacional expresamos nuestras más sentidas condolencias a los familiares, amigos y compañeros del Fondo para los Derechos Humanos Mundiales de Ana Paula Hernández y Sally O’neill. Su fallecimiento en un accidente de tráfico el pasado 7 de abril, junto a Ana Velásquez y Daniel Tuc, ha afectado profundamente a todos aquellos que tuvieron […]
[Declaración] 105 organizaciones de 25 países firman una declaración conjunta sobre el asesinato de la defensora de derechos humanos brasileña Dilma Ferreira Silva
Pronunciamiento sobre el asesinato de Dilma Ferreira Silva, lideresa del Movimiento de Afectados por Represas de Brasil (MAB) Ante el crimen brutal cometido el 22 de marzo, contra una coordinadora del Movimiento de Afectados por Represas de Brasil, las organizaciones de defensa de los derechos humanos y del ambiente, abajo firmantes, hacen un llamado a […]
[Guatemala] Pronunciamiento por el proceso de consulta y amenazas a personas Defensoras de DDHH del Pueblo Xinka
[Statement] 21 international and Burundian human rights organizations condemn new irregularities in the case of Germain Rukuki
Brussels, 27 March 2019 Burundi: 21 international and Burundian human rights organizations condemn new irregularities in the case of Germain Rukuki Almost four months after his appeal hearing at the Bujumbura Court of Appeal on 26 November 2018, the judicial case file of Burundian human rights defender, Germain Rukuki, has gone missing. In December 2018, […]
Protection International’s Open Letter in Support to UNSR Michel Forst’s World Report on HRDs.
On the need for United Nations bodies such as the OHCHR to show support and provide visibility to UNSR Forst’s latest report on the situation of human rights defenders across 140 countries. 21/12/2018 Protection International applauds the recent publication of The World Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, the first global survey of […]
Free Germain Rukuki! | Solidarity call with human rights defender Germain Rukuki
20/12/2018, Brussels – Protection International (PI) is taking part in the solidarity initiative with human rights defender Germain Rukuki, convicted to 32 years in prison and now awaiting the decision of the Bujumbura Court of Appeal, after his appeal hearing took place on 27 November 2018 in Ngozi. Germain’s sentence is an unprecedented one for […]
Protección colectiva del derecho a defender los Derechos Humanos | La publicación clave de nuestra campaña mundial #ComunidadesSonDDH ya está disponible en español
25/01/2019 Bruselas – Recordando el reciente 20º aniversario de la declaración de la ONU sobre los y las defensores/as de los derechos humanos, esta publicación busca llamar la atención sobre el trabajo indispensable realizado por las comunidades de defensores/as de los derechos humanos en todo el mundo. Las personas defensoras de los derechos humanos (DDH) […]
70th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights| Women HRDs from the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand and photographer Luke Duggleby awarded by Thai National Human Rights Commission
10/12/2018, Brussels/Bangkok – Protection International (PI) is pleased to congratulate the families of Montha Chukaew and Pranee Boonrat from the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand (SPFT) and photographer Luke Duggleby, who will be awarded by the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand to honor their valuable work in promoting and protecting human rights. The ceremony […]
Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala | Criminalisation Series #4
7/12/2018 – On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, Protection International (PI) today launches the fourth publication of its Criminalisation Series, Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala in the context of mega-hydroelectric projects. Although the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders remains a fundamental […]