Protection International (PI) started working in Thailand in 2007, at first with human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Deep South. In 2010, Protection Desk (PD) Thailand was established and has run since then with a local team.
Protection Desk (PD) Thailand has been working with and supporting local grassroots initiatives, organisations and HRDs at risk for defending economic, social and cultural rights, as well as civil and political rights and freedoms, including community rights in rural and semi-rural areas.
PD Thailand is also actively working with duty bearers and stakeholders: mainly local authorities and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the Rights and Liberty Protection Department the National Commission of Human rights (NHRC), and the OHCHR.
PD Thailand is actively working with a number of organisations in regional and international level Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) and International Coalition for Women HRD. Indeed PD Thailand has become the focal point for information and strategic advice on issues concerning community based HRDs for INGOs such as Front line, ISHR, Urgent Action Fund for Women, FIDH, AHRC, FORUM-ASIA, APWLD.
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For Those Who Died Trying (TEDx)
Award-winning British freelance photographer Luke Duggleby tells the stories of people in Thailand who sacrificed their lives for their causes, who
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BBC World News "For Those Who Died Trying" photo project 2016
Protection International project "For Those Who Died Trying" commemorating the work and dedication of Thai human rights defenders on BBC World News
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Mr Sumeth Rainpongnam, a 48-year-old farmer, and the Khon Rak Kroksomboon group are upholding their community’s right to a safe environment, in spite of violence and Strategic Lawsuit Against Public...
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On 26-27 June 2020, the Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand discussed land rights issues with the Parliamentary Committee on Land Issues and Land Deeds, led by Sathit Wongnongtoei, during its...
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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...
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Earth Day 2020: Anti-mining Women and Men Human Rights Defenders win court case against Thai Ministry of Industry for unlawful granting of mining concessions. Bangkok, 22 April 2020 Community...
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Brussels/Bangkok/Chian Mai, 21 April 2020. In low and middle-income countries, such as Thailand, up to three-quarters of people with disabilities are women and girls. They face constant barriers to...
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On 11 March 2020, Neelapaijit Family, Amnesty International Thailand, Cross Cultural Foundation, Human Rights Lawyer Association, International Commission of Jurists, Protection International, and...
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Within the framework of the 2020 International Women’s Day, Protection International is honoured to invite you to Launch of the CEDAW Progress Report Card: Women Human Rights Defenders. The event...
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On the occasion of Human Rights Day, British photographer Luke Duggleby, in collaboration with Protection International, launched the exposition of his project “For Those Who Died Trying” at MAIIAM...
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Brussels, 1 July 2019 In response to the unjust prosecution of 14 land and human rights defenders in Thailand, Protection International, alongside 225 international Civil Society Organisations, has...
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25 May 2019 - Chiang Mai, Thailand The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) and Protection International (PI) strongly object to the recent decision of Chaiyaphum...
