Self-protection Strategies Implemented by Grassroots WHRDs in Kenya
Protection International Kenya launches a new report Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) are targeted for who they are and as a result of their work defending human rights. Many economic, social, cultural, and geographical factors affect how WHRDs experience human rights violations, which are all connected to gender and gender expression within society. These factors […]
IWD2022: Interview with Damairia Pakpahan
International Women’s Day Country Representative for PI in Indonesia In November 2021, we asked some of the women human rights defenders working for Protection International (PI) about their experiences, passions and visions for a better future. Now, to mark International Women’s Day (8 March) and to celebrate the extraordinary work of women we translated our […]
IWD2022: Interview with Aída Pesquera
International Women’s Day In November 2021, we asked some of the women human rights defenders working for Protection International (PI) about their experiences, passions and visions for a better future. Now, to mark International Women’s Day (8 March) and to celebrate the extraordinary work of women we translated our interviews with these women human rights […]
IWD2022: Interview with Mae Ocampo
International Women’s Day In November 2021, we asked some of the women human rights defenders working for Protection International (PI) about their experiences, passions, and visions for a better future. Now, to mark International Women’s Day (8 March) and to celebrate the extraordinary work of women we translated our interviews with these women human rights […]
Protection International Signs a Joint Open Letter to Address Reprisals Against Paten Clan, Uganda
On September 9, a group of organizations that are members of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development and other allies sent an open letter to the African Development Bank and the Nordic Development Fund, calling on them to take immediate action to address reprisals against a community in Uganda impacted by the Wadelai irrigation […]
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: 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, […]
PI RELEASES A NEW VERSION OF FOCUS 2013
Brussels, 16 May 2013. Protection International (PI) is pleased to release a new version of FOCUS 2013. Public Policies for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: the State of the Art. It includes a preface written by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya. According to Luis Enrique Eguren, President of […]
On the International Day of Human Rights, Civil Society Demands Greater Coherence in EU Foreign Policy
Brussels, Tuesday, 10 December 2013. On International Human Rights Day, civil society networks Alop, Cifca, Grupo Sur, Oidhaco, and Protection International urge the EU to make respect for human rights the guiding principle in its trade relations with Latin America. The European Parliament ratified trade agreements with Colombia, Peru, and Central America in December 2012. […]
Documentary projection of “Drops that crack the rock” in Brussels, Saturday 10th May
During the 60 minutes of “Drops that crack the rock”, the audience is taken through the various emblematic cases of the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective, from the enforced disappearance to the executions, tortures during the 1985 Palace of Justice Siege events and the DAS (“Colombian ex-intelligence secret services”) criminal drift during the Uribe Vélez administration, discovering cases […]