Annual publications

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 adapt its support to the specific security and protection needs of WHRDs, identify specific needs, review existing internal tools and...

Amongst all its achievements, Protection International publishes its Top Impact Stories of the year, showcasing a few but emblematic cases of its on-field work.  

In 2017, Protection International continued to support the work of human rights defenders (HRDs), communities and organisations in a number of countries in South-East Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America. This publication summarises Protection International's efforts to assist and empower HRDs...

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, Protection International and the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) of the University of York hosted an international roundtable in Brussels on 12 and 13 December 2017, entitled “Rethinking the protection of Human...

In 2016, Protection International continued to support the work of human rights defenders (HRDs), communities and organisations in a number of countries in South-East Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America. The following Annual Report summarizes Protection International’s efforts to assist and...

Amongst all its achievements, Protection International publishes its TOP IMPACT STORIES of the year, showcasing a few but emblematic cases of its on-field work.     Rally against the murders of HRDs in Honduras   Members of COPINH (Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras...

In 2015, Protection International continued to support the work of human rights defenders (HRDs), communities and organisations in a number of countries in South-East Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America. The following Annual Report summarizes Protection International’s efforts to assist and...

Amongst all its achievements, Protection International publishes its TOP IMPACT STORIES of the year, showcasing a few but emblematic cases of its on-field work.     Colombian protection network gains recognition   The Protection International Colombia team supported the Magdalena Medio protection...

In 2014, Protection International decided to look back at its work through the lens of a question: what is protection? Throughout our journey we have learned that there is no simple answer to this question. Rather, that an HRD’s protection is like a puzzle: something that requires skills and...

In 2013, Protection International (PI) continued to support the work of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) across the world and help make their environments safer. The following Annual Report gives concrete examples of PI's work throughout the world in 2013, but specifically focused on capacity building...

In 2011 and 2012, Protection International made considerable progress in the core areas of its global protection programme. From helping defenders where they’re most at risk in more than twenty countries, to developing innovative security management tools, we consistently investigate new ways to...

Foreword In the 2nd year, PI and partners could already prove the effectiveness of the new approach of protection of human rights defenders (HRD) on the ground. Indeed, in 2010, 7 Protection Desks (PDs) had been established in Guatemala (covering Central America), Colombia, Mexico, Uganda and Kenya...