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Articles
5 March 2024
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Report in FR, executive summary in EN – Rapport en français, résumé exécutif en anglais With the support of the...
Public statement
29 February 2024
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
En tant que réseau Europe-Afrique centrale (EurAc), nous représentons des organisations de solidarité internationale dont les sièges sont basés dans...
Public statement
29 February 2024
Esteemed friends and partners of Protection International, I am thrilled to announce that I have joined Protection International Africa (PIA)...
This illustration shows an culturally diverse crowd of HRDs with disabilities, holding up signs saying "Nothing about us without us", "Leave no one behind", "Include disabled people in activism", and "we are people first!". The crowd is holding up a banner in front saying "Leave No One Behind" and at the front of the crowd there is a blind man with his guiding stick and a woman with a headscarf in a wheelchair.
Articles
21 February 2024
Global
“Human rights defenders with disabilities have great potential to transform the way human rights is understood and enacted. Their unique...
Cover image of Statement ahead of the Presidential and Legislative General Elections in Indonesia on 14 February 2024
Public statement
13 February 2024
Asia, Indonesia
Protection International (PI) is an international non-profit organisation. Our ethos is centred around people’s right to defend human rights safely...
7 February 2024
Europe
2024 European elections are a key opportunity to turn the tide of shrinking civil society space and limited civil dialogue...
Joint letter
6 February 2024
Colombia
Versión en español más abajo Oidhaco and European civil society organisations from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...
Joint letter
2 February 2024
El Salvador
Integrantes de las organizaciones Artículo 19 México y Centroamérica, Protection International Mesoamérica, Reporteros Sin Fronteras (RSF) y la Fundación para...
Articles
22 January 2024
Global
Protection International a lancé une initiative de recherche innovante afin de recenser les pratiques de renforcement des capacités en matière...
Articles
22 January 2024
Global
Protection International lanzó una iniciativa de investigación innovadora para mapear prácticas de fortalecimiento de capacidades en seguridad y protección que...
Articles
22 January 2024
Global
Protection International launched a groundbreaking research initiative to map out impactful capacity strengthening (formerly known as capacity-building) practices in security...
Articles
18 January 2024
Colombia
Diversas organizaciones sociales encuentran en la comunicación comunitaria o popular la forma para expresar sus opiniones frente a diversas realidades...
Articles
9 January 2024
Global
In recent years, the global landscape has witnessed a concerning erosion of democratic values and civil rights, which has resulted...
25th Anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
Articles
9 December 2023
Global
9 December 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups, and Organs...
Public statement
1 December 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Brussels, November 30, 2023 Statement In Africa and worldwide, an increasing number of countries are developing laws for the protection...
Public statement
29 November 2023
Indonesia
International Women Human Rights Defenders Day November 29, 2023 “There is no democratic state without protection for women human rights...
Events
22 November 2023
Global
[Versión en español más abajo] [Version française ci-dessous] On behalf of Protection International, Durham University, and the University of York...
Events
22 November 2023
Global
Protection International (PI) is launching the NEW and UPDATED edition of our e-learning course “Security and Protection Management for Human...
Events
22 November 2023
Kenya
In an era marked by the global constriction of civic space, Protection International (PI) is taking a significant step towards...
Campaign toolkits
23 October 2023
Global
[Brève explication en espagnol et en français ci-dessous][Breve explicación en español y francés más abajo] Protection International (PI) is launching...
Joint letter
10 October 2023
Indonesia
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Myanmar/Burma Solidarity has expressed support for the report submitted to the National Human...
Public statement
4 October 2023
Myanmar
All civil society groups participating in the on-going EU-ASEAN Civil Society Forum, including co-chairs International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)...
Events
19 September 2023
Europe, Global
On September 18, Protection International (PI) supported a diverse assembly of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and civil society organizations who...
Public statement
18 September 2023
Honduras
La Asociación de Cooperación Internacional (Espacio ACI), de la que Protection International (PI) forma parte junto a otras 35 organizaciones...