Protection International co-organises Basque Conference on the Protection of African HRDs, 6-7 May
Protection International is grateful to have been part of the design and organisation of this excellent upcoming conference on HRD protection in Africa, organised by eLankidetza – Basque Agency for Cooperation and Solidarity. Protection International had the opportunity to collaborate with the Agency to design this unique conference featuring excellent speakers and Human Rights Defenders […]
Protection International Co-Sponsors Side Event at UNHRC58: Protection of HRDs Against New and Emerging Forms of Technology-Facilitated Rights Violations
58th session UN Human Rights Council Side Event: Protection of HRDs Against New and Emerging Forms of Technology-Facilitated Rights Violations Date: 7 March 2025 Time: 1PM Room: XXV Co-sponsors: Access Now, Asian Forum for Human Rights & Development (FORUM-ASIA), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), DefendDefenders (East and Horn […]
Celebrating Women HRDs in Peace and Security: Join Our Webinar on November 25
Protection International Africa (PIA) welcomes you to our next event: an online webinar on peace and security “No Excuse; Women HRDs Working on Peace and Security in Africa”, that will take place next November 25 from 14:00 to 15:30h (CET) / 16:00 to 17:30 (EAT), to mark the Int. Day of Elimination of All Forms […]
Webinar Nov 30: Inclusion, Protection, and Wellbeing of HRDs with Disabilities
[Versión en español más abajo] [Version française ci-dessous] On behalf of Protection International, Durham University, and the University of York it is a pleasure to invite you to our webinar on Strengthening the Inclusion, Protection, and Wellbeing of HRDs with Disabilities on 30 November, 14:30-16:00 CET (see the World Clock for the time in your […]
Apply by January 14 to our 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” starting on February 5, 2024. Registrations are open until January 14, 2024. For an application form and detailed information about the course, send an e-mail to: e-learning@protectioninternational.org. Since 2011, PI […]
PI organises a Regional Conference on Public Policies for HRDs in Nairobi
In an era marked by the global constriction of civic space, Protection International (PI) is taking a significant step towards the right to defend human rights for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Great Lakes Region. On the 11th, 12th, and 13th of October, we are organizing a Regional Conference on Public Policies for HRDs […]
Are you a human rights defender, organisation, collective, facilitator or donor and you have RECEIVED, FUNDED, SUPPORTED, ACCOMPANIED, or DELIVERED any kind of capacity-building process on security and protection management? Fill out the survey!
[Brève explication en espagnol et en français ci-dessous][Breve explicación en español y francés más abajo] Protection International (PI) is launching a research process and survey to map out capacity-building practices on security and protection that have had a meaningful impact on human rights defenders (HRDs) daily work and protection. Therefore, we are looking for: If […]
PI Supported HRDs Action in Geneva Calling to Update the UN Declaration on HRDs on its 25th Anniversary
On September 18, Protection International (PI) supported a diverse assembly of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and civil society organizations who convened at Place des Nations in Geneva, right across from the United Nations. The gathering served as a symbol of unity, as attendees collectively held a banner that celebrated the right to defend human rights […]
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
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 […]