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AHRI Conference 2023: Our commitment to advance the defense of Human Rights

Protection International had an active role in the 2023 International Conference of the Association of Human Rights Institutions (AHRI), hosted by the University of Deusto. The event took place the first week of September in Bilbao, Spain. Themed “Human Rights Defenders under Siege,” the conference served as a critical platform for dialogue between human rights […]

PI y VerdadAbierta lanzan VERIFICO, plataforma que chequea estigmatización y desinformación hacia líderes y lideresas sociales

Presentación de VERIFICO en Bogotá. Crédito: Mario Parra. (Protection International – VerdadAbierta.com)

Para combatir la desinformación y la estigmatización que padecen personas defensoras de derechos humanos, autoridades étnicas, comunicadores y comunicadoras comunitarias, líderes y lideresas sociales, VerdadAbierta.com y Protection International (PI) construimos VERIFICO, una plataforma web que monitorea y contrasta mensajes contra esos sectores que circulan en redes sociales y medios de comunicación. Por medio del periodismo […]

Main Takeaways from PI’s Webinar on Public Policies for HRDs in Africa

On Thursday, 27 July 2023, Protection International (PI) hosted the online webinar on public policies “Laws to Protect Human Rights Defenders in West Africa and the Great Lakes Region: Are they fit for purpose? What else is needed?” Five regional public policy experts participated as panelists, including Marthe Coulibaly, Director of the Coalition Ivoirienne des […]

Apply by July 31 to our UPDATED e-learning course on “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations”

Protection International (PI) is launching the NEW and UPDATED edition of our e-learning course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” from 11 September – 3 December 2023. Registrations are open until July 31, 2023 (deadline extended). For an application form and detailed information about the course, send an e-mail to: […]

El Acuerdo de Escazú y los Bancos de Desarrollo [Resumen del evento]

El evento paralelo “Cero tolerancia a represalias: El rol de los bancos de desarrollo y de Escazú en la protección de personas defensoras” tuvo lugar este 19 de abril, en el marco de la reunión COP2 Escazú organizada en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Protection International (PI) fue uno de los co-organizadores del evento en línea, junto […]

AHRI Conference: Human Rights Defenders under Siege

AHRI 2023 Conference

In commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, and in the framework of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI), the Pedro Arrupe Institute of Human Rights of the University of Deusto is organising the next Annual AHRI Network Conference, that will take  place between 7 and 9 September 2023, […]