New release: 2017 FOCUS REPORT | Public policies for the protection of Human rights defenders

Protection International (PI) is glad to present its 2017 edition of its Focus Report, monitoring worldwide developments in the field of national protection mechanisms and public policies for the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs). Since the publication of our seminal handbook Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Best Practices and Lessons Learned (2011), the public debate regarding […]

PI co-signs press statement on the attack and shooting of Tundu Antiphas Lissu, HRD

Protection International, Defenddefenders, and the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Kenya co-signed a press statement on the attack and shooting of Tundu Antiphas Lissu Human rights defender, MP, and President of Tanganyika Law Society (TLS). We the undersigned, representing East African human rights organizations, condemn the attempted assassination of Tundu Antipas Lissu, human rights […]

Protection International signs petition to the International Association of Prosecutors

130 human rights organizations have signed the petition to the International Association of Prosecutors(IAP). Prosecutors and judges also have an individual responsibility to abide by human rights and ethical standards. At times, this requires courage and sacrifice. In some contexts, they become complicit in human rights violations. What could be done to help judges and prosecutors under pressure […]

Online course: Security and protection management for Human Rights Defenders

We are pleased to announce the opening of the registration for the online course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” mainly addressed to NGOs, social organizations, and persons interested in the security work for HRD, their organizations, and/or communities. Why take this course? Education and training for Human Rights Defenders is a broad subject […]

In Harm´s Way: Women Human Rights Defenders in Thailand – Joint Report

PRESS RELEASE Thailand: Women human rights defenders at heightened risk of attacks and intimidation Publication of a joint report Bangkok-Geneva-Paris, July 3, 2017 – Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Thailand are at heightened risk of attacks and intimidation since the May 22, 2014 coup d’état, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (an […]

The Southern Peasants’ Federation of Thailand is under attack

Unprecedented case of judicial harassment of land rights defenders in the South of Thailand Fifteen land rights defenders members of the Nam Deang Pattana Development Community (Surathani Province), two of them women human rights defenders have been charged with three criminal offenses. This community belonging to the Southern Peasants’ Federation of Thailand (SPFT) has been […]

Guatemala – Attacks Against Guatemalan Human Rights Defenders Denounced

• Communities and organizations appealed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, urging the State of Guatemala, private businesses, and investors to guarantee the human rights of people and communities affected by large hydroelectric projects. • They presented a report, outlining 10 different cases, which documents 273 incidents of threats, criminalization, and attacks against defenders, […]

Online course “Security and protection management for Human Rights Defenders”

We are pleased to announce the opening of the registration for the online course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organizations” mainly addressed to NGOs, social organizations, and persons interested in the security work for HRD, their organizations, and/or communities. Why take this course? Education and training for Human Rights Defenders is a broad subject […]

PI launches campaign “Voices of Defenders in DRC”

“Voices of Defenders in DRC ” denounces the shrinking space for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who struggle in the context of rising political unrest. Protection International advocates for better protection of HRDs so they can continue their activities safely. The PI team in DRC stands as a security […]