Guatemala: 19 international organisations condemn the murder of Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa
Para castellano, haz clic aquí. 18 October 2026 19 international organisations have expressed their strongest condemnation of the brutal murder of lawyer Juan Francisco Sólorzano Foppa, former head of the Superintendency of Tax Administration and former prosecutor at the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Read the full statement below:
Statement: When the Streets Are No Longer Corridors for Capital, but Spaces for the People to Assert Their Power
Occupy and Resist Capital That Destroys the Planet! The People Must Determine Their Own Future! Statement of the People’s Network Against the World Bank and IMF – 15 October 2026 We are the People’s Network Against the World Bank and IMF—a nationwide movement of farmers, workers, women, the urban poor, Indigenous Peoples and ethnic communities, […]
Türkiye must end the coordinated crackdown on LGBTI+ civil society!
We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the large-scale police raids and detentions targeting LGBTI activists and human rights defenders, organisations and community spaces across Türkiye. We call for the immediate protection and release of those detained, and respect for their procedural rights. We also call for an end to any measures obstructing the fundamental rights to […]
Carta pública: Diez años después del asesinato de Berta Cáceres, las conclusiones del GIEI deben marcar un punto de inflexión para la Unión Europea.
ENGLISH BELOW 09/09/2026 Carta a las Instituciones Europeas: A diez años del asesinato de Berta Cáceres: las conclusiones del GIEI deben marcar un punto de inflexión para la Unión Europea. Las organizaciones firmantes saludamos la publicación del informe final del Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes (GIEI) sobre el asesinato de la lideresa indígena lenca y […]
A public call to withdraw the Foreign Aids Bill 2026 (SB. 1034) which could restrict civic space and undermine human rights defenders’ work
The Nigerian Human Rights Defenders Network (NHRDN), Partnership for Justice, Front Line Defenders (FLD), West African Human Rights Defenders Network and Protection International jointly reject the Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026 (SB. 1034), sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (PDP, Gombe North) in May 2026. The Bill, which has already passed its […]
Déclaration de Protection International concernant l’annulation de RightsCon 2026
To read in English, click here Para castellano, haz clic aquí Bruxelles, Bangkok, Nairobi, Ville de Guatemala, Bogotá, 7 mai 2026 Protection International (PI) exprime sa profonde inquiétude concernant l’annulation de RightsCon 2026. Cette décision est un nouveau signal alarmant du rétrécissement de l’espace civique pour la communauté mondiale des droits numériques et un revers […]
Declaración de Protection International sobre la Cancelación de RightsCon 2026
To read in English, click here Pour français cliquez ici Bruselas, Bangkok, Nairobi, Ciudad de Guatemala, Bogotá, 7 de mayo de 2026 Protection International (PI) expresa profunda preocupación por la cancelación de RightsCon 2026. Esta decisión es otra señal inquietante de la reducción del espacio cívico para la comunidad global de derechos digitales y un […]
Statement from Protection International on the Cancellation of RightsCon 2026
Pour français cliquez ici Para castellano haz clic aquí Brussels, Bangkok, Nairobi, Guatemala City, Bogotá, 7 May 2026 Protection International (PI) expresses deep concern regarding the cancellation of RightsCon 2026. This decision is a further worrying signal of the shrinking civic space for the global digital rights community and a setback for the collective safety […]
Statement: Alarming escalation in repression of LGBTI+ activists and organisations in Türkiye.
The undersigned European and national human rights organisations express deep concern at the December court ruling in Türkiye shutting down LGBTI+ youth organisation, Genç LGBTİ+, the lawsuit initiated against its board members, and the February lawsuit filed against LGBTI+ human rights defender Defne Güzel, noting that these cases represent very worrying examples of the repression […]
Thailand’s Political Transition: the Right to Defend Human Rights, and the People’s Demand for a New Constitution.
Brussels, 15 December 2025 Protection International (PI) is a global human rights organisation that works alongside human rights defenders (HRDs) to ensure the right to defend human rights for all, grounded in international human rights law, the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, and PI’s Global Strategy Framework 2024–2028, which prioritises the creation of enabling […]