Voices that cannot be silenced: Pierre Claver Mbonimpa speaks out on Burundi
Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a leading Burundian Human Rights Defender (HRD), speaks about surviving an assassination attempt and the dangers facing activists in Burundi. On 3 August 2015, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa was shot in the face and neck as he returned home in his car from the office. He survived the attack and is currently living […]
A must-read on HRD protection: a new Special Issue of the International Journal of Human Rights
New research on human rights defenders protection has just been published in a Special Issue of the International Journal of Human Rights. This special issue features papers from PI’s Board members Alice Nah, Luis Enrique Eguren Fernandez, and Champa Patel. This is the second collection of papers to come from the research initiative between Amnesty International, the Centre for Applied […]
Thailand. Justice will be served in the case of 15th May 2014 horrifying attack against community-based HRDs in Loei.
Between the 13 and the 16 October, nine residents of the Nanongbong village have been heard in the Loei Provincial Court on the case against two suspects allegedly behind the 15th May 2014 attack on the Nanongbong village. On that night, around 10.00 p.m., a group of approximately 300 armed men entered Nanongbong village, part of Khon Rak Ban Koed Conservative […]
European Parliament adopts resolution on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Thailand.
Today 8th Oct, in a plenary session, MEPs discussed and voted on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Thailand. The European Parliament expresses its concern at the “deteriorating human rights situation in Thailand following the illegal coup of May 2014” and urges the Thai authorities to lift repressive restrictions on the right to liberty and the peaceful […]
Conclusions of the Mission of International Civil Society Observers about the situation of HRD in Mexico 2015
On September 29th, it will be launched during the 30th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva the report on the situation of human rights defenders in Mexico, entitled ‘’In Defence of Life’’, includes the conclusions of the Mission of International Civil Society Observers -MOC-. The Mission, established in November 2014 by a group […]
Update: Court Terminates Last Case against Kenyan Human Rights Defender Joel Ogada
On Monday 21 September 2015, a Malindi court terminated a case in which the Kenyan Human Rights Defender (HRD) Joel Ogada had been charged with forcible detainer under section 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code in 2013. The case has not proceeded due to lack of witnesses. When the matter came up for hearing, the prosecutor indicated he could not […]
Colombia: The Role of Women in The Defence of The Territory
First Regional Meeting of Women from the Network Protection of Magdalena Medio. Since 2013, Protection International and Pensamiento y Acción Social (PAS)—PD COL— have been driving a networking strategy with five rural communities in the region of Magdalena Medio, which are affected by high levels of risk resulting from land tenure disputes. As a part […]
Protection International’s Documentary “Protecting the Rainbow” will be shown at Q! Film Festival in Jakarta
Protection International’s documentary “Protecting the Rainbow” will be shown at the Q! Film Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, held from 12-20 September 2015. The film will be screened in the festival’s “Mover and Shaker” section, which is a category dedicated to human rights content set up in collaboration with the Human Rights National Commission (HRNC). The Story Since 2010, PI’s local Protection Desk Indonesia has […]
Protection International’s documentary “Protecting the Rainbow” to be shown at the Q! Film Festival in Jakarta
Protection International’s documentary “Protecting the Rainbow” will be shown at the Q! Film Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, held from 12-20 September 2015. The film will be screened in the festival’s “Mover and Shaker” section, which is a category dedicated to human rights content set up in collaboration with the Human Rights National Commission (HRNC). The Story Since 2010, PI’s local Protection Desk Indonesia has […]
Update: Kenyan Human Rights Defender Joel Ogada Released from Prison
Kenyan Human Rights Defender (HRD) Joel Ogada was finally released on Wednesday 16th September 2015, exactly sixteen (16) months since he was convicted of arson on 16th May 2014. Mr. Ogada, a farmer in the Marereni area of Kilifi County, off the Kenyan Coast, was sentenced to seven (7) years’ imprisonment. This sentence was reduced to two […]