Protection International’s Open Letter in Support to UNSR Michel Forst’s World Report on HRDs.
On the need for United Nations bodies such as the OHCHR to show support and provide visibility to UNSR Forst’s latest report on the situation of human rights defenders across 140 countries. 21/12/2018 Protection International applauds the recent publication of The World Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, the first global survey of […]
Collective Protection of Human Rights Defenders ǀ A collective approach to the right to defend human rights.
13/12/2018, [Brussels] Protection International launches its latest publication, Collective Protection of Human Rights Defenders ǀ A Collective Approach to the Right to Defend Human Rights, the flagship item of our global campaign #CommunitiesareHRDs. With the recent 20th anniversary of the UN declaration on Human Rights Defenders, much attention is currently focused on the indispensable work […]
[Open letter] Protection International and 200 organizations nominate the global community of HRDs for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Brussels, 18/09/2018 – Protection International together with more than 200 organizations, including PI Mesoamerica, has signed on to this open letter endorsing the Nobel Peace Prize for the global community of Human Rights Defenders. The release of the open letter, launched by Peace Brigades International, is accompanied by a public petition: Human Rights Defenders for the Nobel […]
Defenders in Development: sign the open letter to states and development banks!
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, Protection International and all members of the Defenders in Development Campaign are calling on states and development banks to take action to ensure that their development interventions support the realization of human rights and safeguard defenders. Around the world, as megaprojects […]
For Those Who Died Trying: Protection International, Frank Horvat and Luke Duggleby on Canadian Radio CIUT 89.5 FM | Friday 3 August | 11:30 am
Brussels, 02 August 2018 For Those Who Died Trying Bee Pranom from Protection International, Frank Horvat and Luke Duggleby are on Canadian Radio CIUT 89.5 FM on Friday 3 August at 11:30 am Toronto time, to talk about Mivos Quartet‘s world premiere concert For Those Who Died Trying, taking place on Monday 6 August at […]
UPCOMING EVENT: For Those Who Died Trying – Protection International, Frank Horvat & MIVOS Quartet | 6 August | Toronto
Brussels, 16 July 2018 For Those Who Died Trying Protection International announces For Those Who Died Trying, Mivos Quartet’s world premiere concert in Toronto of the Canadian composer Frank Horvat‘s compositions inspired by the homonymous photo exhibition, by British photographer Luke Duggleby. Monday 6 August | 5:00 pm Gathering Hall Mount Pleasant Cemetery 375 Mount Pleasant Rd. Toronto, […]
Protection International and other CSOs support #IDefendRights to change the narrative about Human Rights Defenders
Brussels, 4 July 2018 Protection International supports #IDefendRights, a new project launched by the Norwegian Human Rights Fund and MEMRIA, that aims to collect Human Rights Defenders’ experiences on working on the front lines defending the rights of others. Protection International endorses this initiative which, as well as its global campaign #CommunitiesareHRDs, pretends to shift the narrative about […]
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 […]
Women on the frontlines: How the closing space for civil society impacts women activists and sustainable development for women and girls
Brussels, 7 June 2018 “We need to change the narratives about the Human Rights Defenders”, said Liliana de Marco, director of Protection International, during the panel Woman on the Frontlines: How the Closing Space for civil society impacts women activists and Sustainable Development for Women and Girls, held last 6 June 2018 in the framework of the European […]
Towards a binding treaty on TNCs and OBEs regarding human rights – PI signs letter to Member States
The UN Human Rights Council is currently negotiating a binding treaty for transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. As many states oppose it, members of the Treaty Alliance and many other civil-society actors are addressing a letter to move the process forward. Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on a Legally Binding […]