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The Women Who Defend Human Rights – Mary Jane Real

PI: Can you tell us a bit about how you have become a woman human rights defender? MJR:  Well, I´ve been active in defense of human rights and women´s rights since I was a student. The more I became aware of how gender inequality impacted my personal and professional life, the more I became involved […]

Volunteer Opportunity: Translators

Volunteer Opportunity at Protection International: Translators  Protection International is seeking experienced translators to help make our materials on protection for human rights defenders available to a larger audience. Our current translation needs to require French and Spanish translators, as well as Thai and Bahasa translators. We hope to offer our materials in additional languages soon. Specific language, word count, and type of materials (i.e. […]

Security and protection management for human rights defenders and social organisations

PI online training course Summary Designed for: NGOs, social organisations and individuals. Duration: 60 hours over 12 weeks (approximately 5 hours per week) (2 February-27 April 2015) Online Distance learning course (using Moodle) Hosted by PI training staff (protection experts with extensive training experience in many countries). Why take this course? Education and training for […]

Focus Report 2014

This 2014 Focus Report is intended to provide detailed monitoring of developments in the field of national public policy associated with the protection of human rights defenders around the world. The publication is available in English. Since 2008, under its FOCUS Global Observatory, Protection International (PI) has specialised in researching, systematising and disseminating good practice […]

“To mark International Women’s Day, PI pays tribute to all Women Human Rights Defenders” is locked To mark International Women’s Day, PI pays tribute to all Women Human Rights Defenders

To mark International Women’s Day, Protection International pays tribute to women around the world fighting to defend their rights and the rights of their communities to achieve a more just future. We are proud of the women struggling peacefully to highlight and combat violence, the crimes committed during armed conflict, sexual violence, impunity, and LGBTI rights. Struggling […]

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 […]

PI Brussels Staff hold Digital Security training

In today’s globalized, super-interconnected 2.0 world, information flows in all directions – whether we like it or not. We exchange information daily via telephone, E-mail, text message, Skype, Facebook, pictogram, LinkedIn… the list goes on. Yet just as communication platforms have increased exponentially, so has access to information (personal or public). Indeed, information exchange today is […]

2014 Annual Report: What is Protection?

In 2014, Protection International decided to look back at its work through the lens of a question: what is protection? Throughout our journey we have learned that there is no simple answer to this question. Rather, than an HRD’s protection is like a puzzle: something that requires skills and persistence in solving. This report looks […]

ENROLLMENT OPEN FOR FALL TRAINING IN SECURITY AND PROTECTION

Protection International announces the Fall edition of its online training course entitled “Security and Protection Management for human rights defenders and social organizations.” The duration of the course is 60 hours over 12 weeks (approximately 5 hours per week) from 29 Sept-21 Dec 2014. Summary Designed for: NGOs, social organizations, and individuals. Duration: 60 hours over […]

PI contributes to the EIDHR Forum 2014 with a presentation on community protection

The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Forum 2014 takes place between 12-14 May in Brussels. This annual event brings together CSOs that are beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries of the Instrument. It is an opportunity to review their experiences and to look at lessons learned and best practices to improve the EIDHR support for them. This year’s […]