Joint Statement of the Caucus of Women Human Rights Defenders
International Women Human Rights Defenders Day November 29, 2023 “There is no democratic state without protection for women human rights defenders” The hashtag Indonesia is not okay is getting stronger in the civil society movement as a symbol of resistance in Indonesia, where there is increasingly high repression of civil liberties in expressing aspirations and […]
Sobre la audiencia ad-hoc de solicitud de amnistía para Abel Antonio Pérez y Santos Hernández Ortiz
Las organizaciones conformantes de las mesas de acompañamiento a la Causa de Zacate Grande, nos dirigimos al pueblo hondureño, a la comunidad internacional y a las instancias judiciales competentes en relación a la audiencia de dictamen sobre la solicitud de amnistía para los defensores de derechos humanos, Abel Antonio Pérez y Santos Hernández Ortiz, la […]
EU-CELAC Renewed Partnership: Public policies for the individual and collective protection of human rights defenders
Brussels, 17 July 2023 Protection International urges the EU to ensure that human rights remain at the very center of the EU’s relations with the Americas. We urge the EU, CELAC, and individual member states to draft a joint roadmap, in consultation with human rights actors, addressing the alarming exacerbation of shrinking civic space in […]
Llamado urgente a la acción: Espacio ACI y Protection International denuncian represalias violentas contra José Ramiro Lara
La Asociación de Cooperación Internacional (Espacio ACI), de la que Protection International (PI) forma parte junto a otras 35 organizaciones internacionales que operan en Honduras, ha emitido una declaración condenando el ataque armado contra José Ramiro Lara y su familia. El incidente ocurrió en Santa Rosa de Copán el 16 de septiembre por la noche. […]
Joint Civil Society Statement Opposing Myanmar Junta Representatives’ Participation in the EU-ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue
All civil society groups participating in the on-going EU-ASEAN Civil Society Forum, including co-chairs International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and FORUM-Asia, and those who have decided to pull out from the process, including Protection International (PI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Front Line Defenders (FLD), wish to express their dismay at the invitation of […]
Statement ahead of the Guatemalan general election of 25 June 2023
[En español abajo] Protection International (PI) is an international non-profit organisation that supports human rights defenders (HRDs) in developing their security and protection management strategies. Our ethos is centred around HRDs and people’s right to defend human rights. Ahead of the general election scheduled to take place on 25 June 2023, PI insists on the […]
Protection International’s statement following the general elections in Thailand on May 14th
Brussels, May 18, 2023 Protection International celebrates the results of the general elections in Thailand, which exceeded expectations and represent an important victory for the large, brave, and creative movement for democracy formed by women, activists, youth, human rights defenders, and thousands of Thai people. These defenders and activists have been mobilizing massively to replace […]
Statement ahead of the Thai general election of 14 May 2023
12 May 2023 Protection International (PI) is an international non-profit organisation that supports human rights defenders (HRDs) in developing their security and protection management strategies. Our ethos is centred around HRDs and people’s right to defend human rights. Since the military seized power in a coup in 2014, the human rights situation in Thailand has […]
On the two-year anniversary of Myanmar military coup, stronger ASEAN and UN action is needed
Photo by Pyae Sone Htun on Unsplash. Free to use under the Unsplash License. Yesterday marked two years since the military coup in Myanmar, which overthrew the democratically elected government – the National Unity Government (NUG) – and plunged the country into chaos and violence. Since then, the military has committed atrocity crimes against the Myanmar […]
Women Human Rights Defenders in Thailand Advocate for Care Income Amendment
On 29 November at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), the Women Human Rights Defenders Collective in Thailand organised an event to mark the 2022 International Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Day with the presence of representatives from various networks. It was a space for discussion about the importance and value of work contributed […]