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 […]
Join the webinar: Laws to Protect Human Rights Defenders in West Africa and the Great Lakes Region
Protection International (PI) announces its next event: a 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?” During this online exchange, key actors will share good practices on public policies concerning the protection of human rights […]
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: […]
Jornada Internacional por el derecho a defender derechos humanos y la libertad de expresión
Las organizaciones que conforman el Espacio OSC para la protección de personas defensoras y periodistas (Espacio OSC), y la agencia de cooperación alemana Pan Para el Mundo, con apoyo de Protection International, en el marco de los más de 10 años del Espacio OSC, tienen el gusto de anunciar del día miércoles 17 al viernes […]
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
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 organizing the next Annual AHRI Network Conference, that will take place between 7 and 9 September 2023, […]
Applications are now OPEN for our e-learning course on “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations“
Protection International (PI) will be running the second edition of its 2023 online course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” from 10 April – 2 July 2023. Registrations are open until March 20, 2023 (20/03/2023). For an application form and detailed information about the course, send an e-mail to: e-learning@protectioninternational.org. […]
Main Take-Aways from the 2022 UN Forum on Business & Human Rights
As a global community, we will not achieve our goals for improved transparency, climate action, universal access to justice, and effective remediation if we do not protect and respect the right to defend human rights. We are pleased to have seen such a strong focus on the importance of human rights defenders (HRDs) and in […]
The Illusion of Abundance: Film Screening at the UN Forum on Business & Human Rights
The Illusion of Abundance Details: Location: Geneva, Switzerland Date: 30 November 2022 Time: 1:20PM – 2:40PM CET Address: Room XVIII, Palais des Nations Event language(s): English RSVP Needed: No Online/virtual participation: No About the movie The Illusion of Abundance: Carolina, Bertha and Maxima are hunting down some misbehaving corporation in the EU or the USA. […]
Launch of the Human Rights Defenders Poetry Book
We are very proud to publish the Human Rights Defenders poetry book. This book is a result of the Human Rights Defenders Poetry Challenge, where we asked HRDs to tell us their stories and reflect on their struggles in defending human rights. The right to defend human rights is the right of everyone, individually and […]