NGOs Call on the EP to Reconsider Decision on 500-Word Limit for Urgency Resolution
Brussels, January 30, 2023 Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to follow up on our December 20 letter, where we raised concerns about proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s DROI Subcommittee and to stop all urgency resolutions on human rights abuses in […]
Joint NGO Letter to the European Parliament on Proposals to Halt Human Rights Activities
Brussels, December 20, 2022, Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to express our greatest concerns over recent debates and proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Subcommittee (DROI) and to stop all urgency resolutions, in reaction to allegations of corruption known […]
The Illusion of Abundance: Film Screening at the UN Forum on Business & Human Rights
The Illusion of Abundance Details: Location: Geneva, Switzerland Date: 30 November 2022 Time: 1:20PM – 2:40PM CET Address: Room XVIII, Palais des Nations Event language(s): English RSVP Needed: No Online/virtual participation: No About the movie The Illusion of Abundance: Carolina, Bertha and Maxima are hunting down some misbehaving corporation in the EU or the USA. […]
Ukraine: Protection International Calls for an Immediate End of Military Attacks and for a Diplomatic Solution to the Conflict
[Brussels] 25 February 2022.- Protection International stands with the people in Ukraine and strongly calls for the government of Russia to immediately stop its military attacks and put an end to the violent use of force, which has already had a terrible impact on civilian lives, goods, and infrastructure. Protection International calls upon all the […]
[Carta abierta] 80 ONG denuncian que las declaraciones públicas emitidas tras el VII Diálogo de Alto Nivel y el XIII Diálogo de Derechos Humanos UE-Colombia
Europa, 23 de febrero de 2022 Josep Borrell Fontelles, Alto Representante de la Unión Europea para Asuntos Exteriores y Política de Seguridad. Eamon Gilmore, Representante Especial de la Unión Europea para los Derechos Humanos y Enviado Especial de la Unión Europea para el proceso de Paz en Colombia. Javier Niño Perez, Director Ejecutivo para las […]
80 NGOs Denounce that the Two Public Statements Issued by the EU and Colombia after their VII High-Level Dialogue and the XIII Human Rights Dialogue Back up the Policies of the Colombian Government
Europe, 23 February 2022 Josep Borrell Fontelles High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Eamon Gilmore European Union Special Representative for Human Rights and European Union Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Colombia. Javier Niño Perez Executive Director for the Americas of the European External Action Service of the […]
Belarus: International Human Rights Groups Demand Release of Viasna Members on First Anniversary of Crackdown
[17 September 2021] On the first anniversary of the unprecedented crackdown on the Human Rights Center Viasna (“Viasna”) in Belarus, 23 international and Belarusian human rights organizations are launching a campaign to demand the release of seven detained Viasna members, and highlight the plight of hundreds of others, who have been prosecuted and jailed solely […]
Experts: Honduras Must Investigate Illicit Actions Denounced in Berta Cáceres Case
June 1, 2021 A month into the trial of a retired military intelligence officer and president of the DESA hydroelectric company, David Castillo, for the murder of Lenca leader Berta Cáceres in Honduras, the Expert Observation Mission remains concerned about the right to the truth and the clarification of the acts that led to the […]
Protection International and other civil society organizations reject the excessive use of firearms and police abuse in Bogota
International civil society organizations reject the excessive use of firearms and police abuse in the city of Bogota that leaves as a tragic result the death of 13 people, 400 injuries, 72 of them with firearms, and 3 women sexually harassed [Bogota /Brussels] September 21 2020.- The Cooperation Space for Peace, the International Office for […]
Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe: Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights
Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights Find the PDF version of this paper here. The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organizations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are lawsuits brought forward by powerful actors […]