Déclaration du réseau EurAc sur la situation sécuritaire à l’Est de la République démocratique du Congo
En tant que réseau Europe-Afrique centrale (EurAc), nous représentons des organisations de solidarité internationale dont les sièges sont basés dans différents pays européens, et qui travaillent en partenariat direct avec des organisations de la société civile congolaise en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). Avec cette déclaration, nous souhaitons interpeller les responsables politiques sur la situation […]
A message from PI Africa’s new Regional Director: Phanice Odhacha
Esteemed friends and partners of Protection International, I am thrilled to announce that I have joined Protection International Africa (PIA) as the new Regional Director. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I joined PIA as a Protection and Advocacy officer in 2021 and grew to serve as Kenya Country Representative. I […]
Statement ahead of the Presidential and Legislative General Elections in Indonesia on 14 February 2024
Protection International (PI) is an international non-profit organisation. Our ethos is centred around people’s right to defend human rights safely and the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs). Ahead of the Presidential and Legislative General Elections in Indonesia on February 14 2024, Protection International calls on the Government of Indonesia and its state institutions to […]
DRC National Law: Challenges and Opportunities
Brussels, November 30, 2023 Statement In Africa and worldwide, an increasing number of countries are developing laws for the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) and their right to defend human rights. We welcome such developments as an important first step in recognising the positive role HRDs play in promoting human rights, democratic values and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]