Protection International will participate in the international workshop “Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Good Practices and the Role of Italy”
11 June 2018 Protection International will participate in the international workshop “Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Good Practices and the Role of Italy”, which will take place in Rome on the 18th of June. Liliana de Marco Coenen, Executive Director of PI, will speak as a representative of civil society organizations. In addition, the workshop will also be attended […]
Women on the Frontlines: Protection International will participate in the European Development Days 2018
Brussels, 4 June 2018 Protection International will participate in the European Development Days (EDD), the event that brings the development community together each year to share ideas and experiences in ways that inspire new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. The present edition, which will take place on 5 and 6 June at the European Commission, […]
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 […]
México: Carta Abierta A Claudia Sheimbaum, Presidenta Constitucional de la RepúblicaMexicana, sobre el caso Kenia Hernández
4 de diciembre de 2025. Dra. Claudia Sheimbaum Pardo Presidenta Constitucional de la República Mexicana PRESENTE Distinguida Presidenta, reciba un cordial saludo de las 200 personas defensoras de derechos humanos, movimientos, colectivos, organizaciones mexicanas e internacionales que suscribimos esta carta. Nos dirigimos a Usted, en calidad de máxima representante de la soberanía popular en México, […]
Protection International’s 2025 Global Seminar
Lire en français Leer en castellano From the 17th to the 21st of November, 37 of Protection International‘s international staff members gathered in Brussels, Belgium, as part of our Global Seminar – five days of learning, solidarity, political clarity, and renewed commitment to human rights defenders (HRDs). Colleagues from 7 teams across 4 continents and […]
Seminario Global 2025 de Protection International
Del 17 al 21 de noviembre, 37 miembros del equipo global de Protection International se reunieron en Bruselas, Bélgica, como parte de nuestro Seminario Global: cinco días de aprendizaje, solidaridad, claridad política y compromiso renovado con las personas defensoras de los derechos humanos. Los compañeros de siete equipos de cuatro continentes y quince nacionalidades trajeron […]