Collective Protection of Human Rights Defenders | A collective approach to the right to defend human rights

Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala | Criminalisation Series #3

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, Protection International (PI) today launches the fourth publication of its Criminalisation Series, Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala in the context of mega-hydroelectric projects. Although the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders remains a fundamental tool for […]

Rethinking the protection of Human Rights Defenders

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 Rights Defenders”. #rethinkingprotection #CommunitiesareHRDs The main objective of this […]

The Time is NOW! – Effective public policies for the right to defend human rights

Protection International and the Centre for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) present their new publication: The Time is Now | Effective public policies for the right to defend human rights. In view of the high number of attacks against human rights defenders in the Americas (and the rest of the world), THE TIME IS NOW […]

Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya | Criminalisation Series #1

Protection International (PI) launches the second edition of a new publication series on criminalisation, Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya – Impact and counterstrategies, which analyses the criminalization of human rights defenders in Kenya in its multiple forms, the impact and the counterstrategies used by HRDs to fight and prevent criminalization. In recent […]

Collective protection of HRDs: defenders of the right to land and territory

Protection International, in collaboration with its Colombian partner Pensamiento y Acción Social (PAS), launches an innovative publication exploring broader approaches to the protection of human rights defenders, particularly those defending the right to land and territory: COLLECTIVE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS OF THE RIGHT TO LAND AND TERRITORY – CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENTS AND METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES. […]

2017 FOCUS REPORT | Public policies for the protection of Human rights defenders: global trends and implementation challenges

Protection International (PI) is glad to present its 2017 edition of its Focus Report, monitoring worldwide developments in the field of national protection mechanisms and public policies for the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs). Since the publication of our seminal handbook Protection of human rights defenders: Best practices and lessons learnt (2011), the public […]

Protection International releases its TOP IMPACT STORIES 2017

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) tour Europe to denounce the murders of HRDs. From 19 April […]

Protection International releases its TOP IMPACT STORIES 2016

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 network to visit national authorities, officials and journalists in Bogota to bring visibility to their legitimate […]

Criminalisation of human rights defenders: Categorisation of the problem and measures in response

Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders – Categorisation of the problem and measures in response aims to provide responses to protection challenges for criminalised HRDs, civil society organisations and rural communities. To this end, the report illustrates the interplay among legal instruments, socio-political contexts, practices by state authorities and non-state actors, which altogether ultimately contribute to […]