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27 March 2023
Kenya
Missing Voices is a coalition of organisations that together -including with the help of Protection International in Africa- have been...
Campaign materials
24 March 2023
Europe
INTERVIEW WITH MAHMOUD ABURAHMA European Network Against Racism (ENAR), member of Protection International’s Board To mark the International Day for...
Articles
21 March 2023
Global
Protection International (PI) created a poetry challenge as a way to support and celebrate human rights defenders who embody the...
20 March 2023
Europe
In December 2022, ENAR (European Network Against Racism), together with Frontline Defenders and Protection International, organised a seminar on shrinking...
Joint letter
17 March 2023
Africa
15 March, 2023 86 organizations reiterate call for an independent investigation Rwandan authorities must allow an independent, impartial and effective...
Articles
8 March 2023
Global
Collectives of women human rights defenders (HRDs) are organising around the world to combat the violations of their rights, deepened...
Articles
7 March 2023
Colombia
It has been 25 years since the first protection mechanism for people at risk due to armed conflict (December 1997)...
Joint letter
1 March 2023
Democratic republic of the Congo
[English version at the end] 28 février 2023. Dans le cadre de visites diplomatiques sur le continent africain, le Président...
Event information
22 February 2023
Global
Protection International (PI) will be running the second edition of its 2023 online course “Security and Protection Management for Human...
Joint letter
20 February 2023
Africa, Europe
The European Network for Central Africa (EurAc) welcomes the adoption of a new European Strategy for the Great Lakes, which...
Civil society letter to the OECD on human rights defenders and the update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
Joint letter
10 February 2023
Global
10 February 2023 Ms. Christine Kaufman Chair of the Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
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Public statement
2 February 2023
Asia
Photo by Pyae Sone Htun on Unsplash. Free to use under the Unsplash License. Yesterday marked two years since the military...
Joint letter
30 January 2023
Europe
Brussels, January 30, 2023 Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing...
Joint letter
20 December 2022
Europe
Brussels, December 20, 2022, Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing...
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Articles
15 December 2022
Colombia
Alzamos nuestra voz por la defensa de los derechos humanos ¡Segunda temporada de Defendemos Podcast! Para cerrar el 2022 con...
Joint letter
13 December 2022
Asia
Sombath Somphone during a press conference in Manila, Philippines on August 2005. Photo: EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA 13 December 2022 Ahead...
Public statement
2 December 2022
Global
[Brussels, Belgium] As a global community, we will not achieve our goals for improved transparency, climate action, universal access to...
Public statement
29 November 2022
Thailand
On 29 November at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), the Women Human Rights Defenders Collective in Thailand organised...
Joint letter
29 November 2022
Latin America
Joint Declaration by: Peace Brigades International – PBI Mexico; World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and International Federation for Human Rights...
Event information
23 November 2022
Europe
The Illusion of Abundance Details: Location: Geneva, Switzerland Date: 30 November 2022 Time: 1:20PM – 2:40PM CET Address: Room XVIII,...
Report
26 October 2022
Global
The report – Pathway to A Feminist International Corporate Accountability Framework – published by ActionAid, ACCA, ACT Alliance, AWID, FIDA...
Joint letter
25 October 2022
Asia
To: ASEAN Leaders H.E. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam H.E. Hun Sen, Prime Minister...
Press release
13 October 2022
Global
[Brussels] 12 October 2022 – Last night over one hundred European policymakers, members of civil society active in the fight...
Joint letter
12 October 2022
Global
PI Signs An Appeal to the UNFCCC & State Parties at COP27 The climate crisis is among the most critical...