PI participates in the International Seminar on Human Rights in Paraguay
03-04/10/2018 – Protection International, together with many other organizations working with human rights defenders, is participating in the III International Seminar in Paraguay “Mecanismos de protección para defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos: entre el compromiso y el riesgo” (“Protection mechanisms for human rights defenders: between commitment and risks”) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. […]
Guatemalan indigenous communities file complaint for dams’ damages
Protection International supports the affected communities of the microregion Ixquisis, together with the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA), the International Platform Against Impunity, Front Line Defenders and the Plurinational Ancestral Government of Q’anjob’al, Popti, Chuj and Akateko. The communities have filed a complaint to the Inter-American Development Bank for it to divest from Pojom […]
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: How the closing space for civil society impacts women activists and sustainable development for women and girls
Brussels, 7 June 2018 “We need to change the narratives about the Human Rights Defenders”, said Liliana de Marco, director of Protection International, during the panel Woman on the Frontlines: How the Closing Space for civil society impacts women activists and Sustainable Development for Women and Girls, held last 6 June 2018 in the framework of the European […]
Women on the frontlines: How the closing space for civil society impacts women activists and sustainable development for women and girls
Brussels, 7 June 2018 “We need to change the narratives about the Human Rights Defenders”, said Liliana de Marco, director of Protection International, during the panel Woman on the Frontlines: How the Closing Space for Civil Society Impacts Women Activists and Sustainable Development for Women and Girls, held last 6 June 2018 in the framework of the European […]
Towards a binding treaty on TNCs and OBEs regarding human rights – PI signs letter to Member States
The UN Human Rights Council is currently negotiating a binding treaty for transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. As many states oppose it, members of the Treaty Alliance and many other civil-society actors are addressing a letter to move the process forward. Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on a Legally Binding […]
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, that will take place on 5 and 6 June at the European Commission, […]
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, […]
The short film “No estamos solas”, co-produced by PI Mesoamerica, COPINH and ADES, nominated for the best short documentary at the Americas Film Festival of New York.
23 May 2018 The short film “No estamos solas” (“We are not alone”), directed by María Aizpuru, in which Protection International Mesoamerica, the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) and the Association for Economic and Social Development (ADES) participated, has been nominated for the best documentary short film by the Americas Film […]
The short film “No estamos solas”, co-produced by PI Mesoamerica, COPINH and ADES, nominated for the best short documentary at the Americas Film Festival of New York.
23 May 2018 The short film “No estamos solos” (“We are not alone”), directed by María Aizpuru, in which Protection International Mesoamerica, the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) and the Association for Economic and Social Development (ADES) participated, has been nominated for the best documentary short film by the Americas Film […]