Annual Report 2019
We are pleased to share with Protection International‘s 2019 Annual Report, a publication which brings together our stories and highlights with women and men human rights defenders (W/HRDs) who protect the Right to Defend Human Rights (RDHR) across the globe. 2019 was a year in which the world witnessed a rise in extremist politics, exacerbated […]
#StayWithDefenders | PI’s Global Campaign on the Right to Defend Human Rights in Times of COVID-19
COVID-19 is a challenge for all across the world. This is also true for women and men human rights defenders (W/HRDs), who are now even more at risk for standing for the Right to Defend Human Rights (RDHR). “#StayWithDefenders in times of COVID-19” is our Global Campaign on the Right to Defend Human Rights in […]
The Role of Civil Society Organisations During and in a Post-COVID-19 World
Human rights provide us with a sophisticated tool to guide responses during crises and social upheaval. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948, was itself a response to half a century of turmoil: two world wars, a pandemic and economic depression. It drew on previous charters and aimed to provide a broad […]
In full solidarity with defenders: Protection International’s recommendations for Governments in addressing the global COVID-19 pandemic
27 March 2020, Brussels COVID-19 is presenting humanity with one of its biggest challenges in living memory, but under this pandemic, the threat to human rights, defenders, and our right to defend human rights is one that we call attention to. The impact of the COVID-19 virus has reached the four corners of the globe […]
E-learning course: “Security and Protection Management of Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations”
Protection International will be running the next edition of its online course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” from 7 September – 29 November 2020. For an application form and detailed information about the course, send an e-mail to: e-learning [at] protectioninternational.org. Deadline for registration: 21 August 2020 Director: Enrique […]
Agradecimiento a Michel Forst por su trabajo a favor de las personas y comunidades que defienden los derechos humanos
Protection International se une con 68 organizaciones y 47 personas defensoras de los derechos humanos en agradecer a Michel Forst por su trabajo a favor de las personas y comunidades que defienden los derechos humanos. Lea el texto original de la carta de Agradecimiento a Michel Forst por su trabajo a favor de las personas […]
2019 in a Nutshell: Protection International Releases its Focus Stories
How to summarise a year spent day by day next to those promoting and protecting human rights? Our Focus Stories, formerly Top Impact stories, showcase some emblematic examples of how slowly but steadily we are taking incremental steps towards greater respect for the right to defend human rights. Within this short leaflet, we’ve highlighted just […]
Annual Report 2018
Protection International is pleased to share its 2018 Annual Report, one which highlights some remarkable moments from a challenging year for human rights defenders (HRDs) and protection of the right for all to defend human rights. 2018 was a year of both celebration and struggle for Protection International and its partners. During this year, which […]
Protection International launches its 2018 Annual Report
Protection International is pleased to share its 2018 Annual Report, one which highlights some remarkable moments from a challenging year for human rights defenders (HRDs) and the protection of the right for all to defend human rights. 2018 was a year of both celebration and struggle for Protection International and its partners. During this year, […]
Protection International launches its 2019 – 2023 Global Strategy
Protection International’s 2019 – 2023 Global Strategy In recent years, we have witnessed a rise in powerful revisionist agendas on international human rights standards and a growth in inequality, discrimination, and a legitimization of oppression against minorities. State authorities are failing in their obligation to protect those who are targeted by powerful non-state actors, which […]