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A draft Law to protect Human Rights Defenders in Honduras in crisis

NGOs sent an open letter to the National Congress with concerns about the draft Law to protect Human Rights Defenders in Honduras A new draft law to protect Human Rights Defenders, Journalists, Social Communicators, and Legal Practitioners  is currently before Congress in Honduras. The bill allows for the creation of a protection mechanism and a National Protection […]

The Women Who Defend Human Rights – Alejandra Ancheita

Alejandra Ancheita, the newest Laureate of the 2014 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders visited Brussels in November 2014. Protection International (PI) was able to sit down with her. Alejandra, a Mexican lawyer, and human rights activist is the founder and Executive Director of Proyecto de Derechos Economicos, Sociales y Cuturales. Together with ProDESC, she has worked […]

Human Rights Defender Joel Ogada awaits appeal decision

Conflicts around natural resources are globally on the increase. In many countries, environmental defenders suffer severe threats and assaults. To counter these alarming developments, IUCN NL, Protection International, and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host a three-day event, to be held from 8 to 10 December in The Hague. “The aim is to […]

Conference Dec 8-10 on the safety of environmental defenders

Conflicts around natural resources are globally on the increase. In many countries, environmental defenders suffer severe threats and assaults. To counter these alarming developments, IUCN NL, Protection International, and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host a three-day event, to be held from 8 to 10 December in The Hague. “The aim is to […]

UN Special Rapporteur Visits Honduras

“In the historical context of a legacy of poverty, underdevelopment and citizen insecurity, the military coup of 2009 further exacerbated the situation in the country and has negatively impacted Honduran society as a whole” Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo as she finalized her country mission to Honduras. Tegucigalpa, July 11, 2014 — Honduras. Often dubbed one of […]

Joint briefing on the situation of human rights defenders in view of EU-Mexico Human Rights Dialogue

Ahead of the EU-Mexico Human Rights Dialogue, which took place in Brussels on the 18th of March, Protection International together with PBI (Peace Brigades International), CIFCA (Iniciativa de Copenhague para Centroamérica y México) and Front Line Defenders submitted a joint briefing, reporting that HRDs in Mexico continue to suffer attacks, threats, harassment and murders. The four signatory organizations have […]

PI INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM CELEBRATED IN BRASILIA

Protection International had the honor to participate in the World Human Rights Forum (WFHR) celebrated in Brasilia from 10th to 13th December 2013. The EU delegation in Brazil and the Human Rights Secretariat of the Republic of Brazil have invited us to make a presentation revolving around the subject of the seminar: “Comparative experiences for the protection of […]

PI’S EXPERTISE AND COUNSELLING IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM

PI in Honduras In January 2013, PI provided expert technical advice to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the “Carlos Antonio Luna López vs. Honduras” case sent to the Court by CEJIL. In its October 2013 ruling, the Court adopted PI’s conclusions on the baseline standards necessary to establish a comprehensive public policy for the protection of HRDs in the country. Read the […]