Protection International (PI) began working in the DRC in 2004. The country work initially began through regular missions in which PI staff conducted security trainings with civil society groups. During the early period of PI’s presence in the DRC, the organisation developed strong relations with civil society in the East, training local activists. In 2009, a Protection Desk was established.
PI has increasingly become an important voice within Congolese civil society in North and South Kivu specialised on security management for human rights defenders.
The organisation currently has offices in both Bukavu and Goma.
Milestones:
Baseline Study on Protection Needs of Women Human Rights Defenders in North and South Kivu
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Protection International initiated this baseline study on the security and protection of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in North and South Kivu in order to
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Meet the Defenders, Meet Passy Mubalama from AIDPROFEN (DR Congo)
During her visit in Brussels, we had a chat one-on-one with Passy Mubalama, a human rights defender promoting democracy, human rights, good governa
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Dr Mukwege on Human Rights Defenders in DRC
This video is part of Protection International's campaign "Voices of Defenders in DRC. More on the campaign on:
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DR Congo: Approx. 450,000 People Forced to Flee Volcanic Eruption in Goma Human rights defenders and Protection International staff were forced to put their work on hold, while Nyiragongo volcano...
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New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap (Kinshasa, April 29, 2021) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s newly appointed government should adopt a clear strategy for holding...
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With Protection International’s support, women human rights defenders unite to form a network and strengthen their protection. On 12 March 2021, 44 women human rights defenders (WHRDs) who operate...
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44 human rights organisations 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...
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Between June and August 2012, Americano-Czech photographer Jana Ašenbrennerová spent some time with our team at the Protection Desk Congo. Here's the best-of. Protection Desk officer Balzac...
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UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Michel Forst made an academic visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the 13 to 18 February 2017 upon invitation by...
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“Voices of Defenders in DRC ” denounces the shrinking space for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who struggle in a context of rising political unrest....
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Urgent Action Needed to Deter Large-Scale Violence, Repression (Kinshasa), 9 December 2016 – The European Union and United States should expand targeted sanctions against those most responsible for...
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26 August, 2016 Mr Maman Sidikou United Nations Special Representative to the Secretary General Democratic Republic of Congo Dear Mr. Maman Sidikou, We are writing to share our concerns about the...
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Photo credit: TRIAL International/ CCIJ Public statement Prominent human rights defender Pascal Kabungulu was brutally murdered in 2005. On the eleventh anniversary of his death, Congolese civil...
