Joint briefing on the situation of human rights defenders in view of EU-Mexico Human Rights Dialogue
Ahead of the EU-Mexico Human Rights Dialogue, which took place in Brussels on the 18th of March, Protection International together with PBI (Peace Brigades International), CIFCA (Iniciativa de Copenhague para Centroamérica y México) and Front Line Defenders submitted a joint briefing, reporting that HRDs in Mexico continue to suffer attacks, threats, harassment and murders. The four signatory organizations have […]
Joint Declaration: International organizations request that attention be paid to the case against David Ravelo
As International NGOs and Networks, we urge that the Colombian authorities order that David Ravelo be released immediately. On 11th of February last year, the follow-up of the demand for annulment of the judicial process against the human rights defender David Ravelo Crespo, member of the Regional Corporation for the Defense of Human Rights in Magdalena […]
Ordinary citizens become defenders when bringing human rights violations to the eyes of the world and PI helps them do so safely
This video by Human Rights Watch shows the extremely violent attacks religious minority groups in Indonesia have suffered in the past few years and comments on the conditions enabling this violence. You can watch this imagery only because somebody took the risk to document it. People who shoot footage for clips such as this one are at […]
“The Day We Fight Back”, February 11th: PI supports a day of online protest against mass surveillance on the Internet
Today, February 11th is “The Day We Fight Back”, when Internet users around the world will stand together for our digital freedoms, in the face of government spying digging deeper into our lives than we ever could have imagined. Protection International supports “The Day We Fight Back” – a day of online protest against mass surveillance on the […]
PI INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM CELEBRATED IN BRASILIA
Protection International had the honor to participate in the World Human Rights Forum (WFHR) celebrated in Brasilia from 10th to 13th December 2013. The EU delegation in Brazil and the Human Rights Secretariat of the Republic of Brazil have invited us to make a presentation revolving around the subject of the seminar: “Comparative experiences for the protection of […]
PI’S EXPERTISE AND COUNSELLING IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM
PI in Honduras In January 2013, PI provided expert technical advice to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the “Carlos Antonio Luna López vs. Honduras” case sent to the Court by CEJIL. In its October 2013 ruling, the Court adopted PI’s conclusions on the baseline standards necessary to establish a comprehensive public policy for the protection of HRDs in the country. Read the […]
“EAST AFRICA JOURNALISTS IN EXILE” – RORY PECK TRUST’S ONLINE RESOURCE IN COLLABORATION WITH PI, ARTICLE 19 AND CPJ
This new online resource, “East Africa Journalists in Exile“, has been designed to support displaced and exiled journalists, helping them to cope with the many challenges associated with exile. The main goal of this resource is to help them improve their situation with practical information and advice tailored to their needs. Protection International was invited to […]
Protection International Hosted Roundtable on National Public Policies for the Protection of Defenders at the 15th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights
Brussels, 11 December 2013. On 5 and 6 December 2013, the European Union held the 15th EU-NGO forum on Human Rights in Brussels. The event addressed the overarching theme of “accountability” regarding two interrelated topics: 1) the fight against impunity; and 2) accountability for economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR) violations. Protection International (PI) is proud to have […]
PI GLOBAL MEETING IN KENYA: STRENGTHENING PROTECTION NETWORKS
“Members of the Malindi Rights Forum (in the Malindi community, north of Mombasa, Kenya ) shared their experiences of resistance in defending their territory and we talked about similar experiences in Colombia, Guatemala, and Thailand. We observed that aggression patterns, victims, and non-state perpetrators (such as private companies) are similar across continents. An old man, surprised at […]
EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS DAY
Today, 29th November marks the eighth anniversary of International Women’s Human Rights Defenders Day. A landmark UN resolution on protecting WHRDs, passed this week, urges States to put in place gender-specific laws and policies for the protection of WHRDs and to ensure that defenders themselves are involved in the design and implementation of these measures. […]