On International HRDs day, 89 Civil Society Organisations Call for the Release of Human Rights Defenders in Detention in Burundi
09 December 2020 To the attention of: Hon. Solomon Ayele Dersso, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu, Vice Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, CC: Hon. Commissioner Jamesina Essie L. King, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, […]
Public Development Banks (PDB) must deliver on the world we want
As the world faces the deepest global health, social, and economic crises in a century, intertwined with the growing destruction of biodiversity, the worsening impacts of the climate crisis, increasing and intersecting inequalities, and threats to fundamental rights, we, the undersigned civil society organizations, call on Public Development Banks (PDBs) to devote their considerable financial […]
Protection International and other civil society organizations reject the excessive use of firearms and police abuse in Bogota
International civil society organizations reject the excessive use of firearms and police abuse in the city of Bogota that leaves as a tragic result the death of 13 people, 400 injuries, 72 of them with firearms, and 3 women sexually harassed [Bogota /Brussels] September 21 2020.- The Cooperation Space for Peace, the International Office for […]
Protection International joins over 200 organizations urging development banks to prioritize human rights in the global finance summit – Finance in Common
3 September 2020, In a letter addressed to the French Development Agency, over 200 organizations around the world are calling for the principles of a human rights-based and community-led development to be included and prioritized both in the agenda and the outcomes of the Finance in Common Summit, a high-level gathering of all Public Development […]
PI and 43 human rights organizations advocate for the protection of Dr. Denis Mukwege
44 human rights organizations advocate for the protection of Dr Denis Mukwege – 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate – who is facing serious threats after denouncing a massacre of civilians in Kipupu in Mwenga Territory (South Kivu Province), DR Congo. Goma/Nairobi/Brussels, 19 August 2020 – The undersigned organizations of this press release denounce the serious […]
[STATEMENT] A DECISIVE MOMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN BURUNDI
17 June 2020 Joint statement After the sudden passing of President Nkurunziza of Burundi, this coming Thursday General Évariste Ndayishimiye will take the oath to become the new President-elect of Burundi. As this swift power transition unfolds, it also offers an opportunity to open a new chapter for the people of Burundi and its civil […]
An Open Letter to the Organizers of the United Nations Virtual Forum on Business and Human Rights: New Challenges. New Approaches, Asia and the Pacific, to be held on June 9 -11, 2020
– the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UNWG); – the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); – the International Labour Organization (ILO); – the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); – the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and, – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission […]
[Joint Statement] COVID-19: 14 organizations urge Thai department of corrections to release prisoners
COVID-19: Release prisoners, ensure the health and safety of all those in detention facilities Pol Col Naras Savestanan Director-General, Department of Corrections Suanyai Sub-district, Mueang District Nonthaburi Province Thailand Bangkok, 15 April 2020 Re: Take immediate steps to release prisoners and ensure the health and safety of all those in detention facilities Dear Mr. Naras, […]
The spread of COVID-19 requires urgent and immediate measures to be taken to protect the rights of detainees in Africa
Joint statement – Addressed to the member states of the African Union and international human rights organizations in Africa 24 March 2020 While, in the past 10 days, Europe has become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, which first affected China before spreading to the rest of the world, African countries are preparing to […]
Protection International co-signs a letter to EU Commission’s Vera Jourová on anti-SLAPP legislation
Brussels – 27th January, 2020. Protection International joined 26 other organizations—including Greenpeace and Reporters without Borders —in co-signing a letter to Vera Jourová, Vice-President of the EU Commission, which encourages the adoption of more encompassing anti-SLAPP legislation. At a time when there is no anti-SLAPP legislation in force within any EU member state, it is […]