Open letter regarding ongoing harassment, criminalisation, human rights abuses and deforestation in the Ekuri forest
As representatives from Indigenous Peoples, civil society, scientific agencies, and community-based organizations around the world, Protection International Africa (PIA) joins the open letter regarding ongoing harassment, criminalisation, human rights abuses, and deforestation in the Ekuri Forest, Nigeria. Environmental and human rights defenders from the Indigenous Ekuri community have been peacefully resisting deforestation on their lands, […]
15 Kenyan, regional, and international organisations demand justice in the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif
May 2, 2023 Six months after Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was killed in Kenya, we express our deep concern over the failure by Kenyan authorities to fully investigate and provide a credible account of the circumstances surrounding his death. We renew our call for the investigations into Sharif’s killing to be expedited and urge authorities […]
Sudan: PI Africa and 90+ NGOs call for support for an urgent convening for a special session of the UNHRC
26 April 2023 To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, In light of the unfolding human rights crisis in Sudan, and notwithstanding efforts to stop the fighting by the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and other regional and international […]
Protection International Africa Keeps Sharing Knowledge and Reinforcing Capacities For Individuals and Collectives Who Work to Defend Human Rights
West African defenders promoting narratives for the right to defend human rights On April 12 and 13, Protection International Africa in conjunction the West African Human Rights Defenders Network (WAHRDN) conducted a Narratives workshop for 16 Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) collectives from 16 countries in West Africa. The HRDs assessed the dominant narratives in the […]
Consultant.e evaluation conjointe avec sur le statut de l’operationnalisation de la Declaration de Marrakech
Titre du poste: Consultant(e) – Evaluation conjointe avec la CNDH sur le statut de l’operationnalisation de la declaration de Marrakech pour la protection des defenseur.e.s des droits humains en RDCLocation: République Démocratique du CongoDurée de l’appel: 10 jours maximumDate de publication de l’offre: 24 avril 2023Date limite: 12 mai 2023Date de début: mai 2023 Termes […]
Missing Voices 2022 Report: Accountability Now
Missing Voices is a coalition of organisations that together -including with the help of Protection International in Africa- have been documenting cases of police killings and enforced disappearances in a bid to understand the underlying causes of killings. The final aim is to end atrocities and claim justice for the families of the victims. In […]
Rwanda: Questionable Trial After Journalist’s Death
15 March, 2023 86 organizations reiterate call for an independent investigation Rwandan authorities must allow an independent, impartial and effective investigation into the death of the Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali, 86 civil society organizations and media associations said today, reiterating a 31 January appeal. A credible process should be carried out given the hasty […]
Politique étrangère de la France en Afrique: les droits humains et la démocratie aux abonnés absents
[English version at the end] 28 février 2023. Dans le cadre de visites diplomatiques sur le continent africain, le Président Emmanuel Macron se rendra en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) le 5 mars, après avoir visité le Gabon, l’Angola et le Congo-Brazzaville. 31 organisations de la société civile encouragent la France à placer la défense […]
“Renewed EU Great Lakes Strategy”: A Missed Opportunity for Good Governance and Human Rights
The European Network for Central Africa (EurAc) welcomes the adoption of a new European Strategy for the Great Lakes, which sends a strong signal in favor of peace and sustainable development in the region.However, EurAc is deeply concerned about the narrow economic-oriented approach chosen by the European Union (EU) as a global response to conflicts […]
The Beni military court annuls sentence for the 13 LUCHA human rights defenders
The Beni military court annuls sentence for the 13 LUCHA human rights defenders Protection International (PI) and Protection International Africa (PIA) welcome the decision of the military court of North Kivu, DR Congo, to annul the sentence of 13 human rights defenders (HRDs) of the citizen movement Lutte pour le changement “LUCHA” in an appeal […]