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Articles
4 September 2024
Americas
[Abajo en español] On 20 August 2024, more than 400 Indigenous communities, tribal peoples, civil society organisations, and collectives presented...
Articles
28 August 2024
Philippines
Rest in power, Mel de Vera. It is with great sadness that the team at Protection International from all offices...
Press release
6 August 2024
Indonesia
Thursday, 25 July 2024: The Yogyakarta Regional Police (Polda DIY) charged Meila Nurul Fajriah as a Suspect with defamation under...
Joint letter
30 July 2024
Indonesia
July 24, 2024 Public Letter to RSPO re: Astra Agro Lestari’s membership application TO: Joseph D’Cruz, Chief Executive Officer, Roundtable...
Public statement
5 July 2024
Colombia
— English version below — Organizaciones Internacionales de la Sociedad Civil en su trabajo por Colombia expresan su agradecimiento por...
Joint letter
1 July 2024
Kenya
Friday, 28 June 2024 Dear President William Ruto, We the undersigned African CSOs, Movements, activists, human rights defenders and citizens...
Public statement
25 June 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
— English version downloadable below — Le 17 mai 2024, Gloria Sengha, activiste politique et initiatrice du mouvement « Tolembi...
Joint letter
24 June 2024
Colombia
Bogotá, junio 21 de 2024. Con mucha preocupación hemos conocido a través de un medio de comunicación colombiano, que en...
Press release
19 June 2024
Global
Introducing the Declaration +25, an authoritative, civil society-led document that supplements the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Together, these...
Articles
18 June 2024
Global
Protection International (PI) is proud to announce the launch of our Global Strategy Framework for the years 2024-2028 entitled “An...
Articles
18 June 2024
Global
We are excited to unveil Protection International (PI)’s new visual identity! We have worked to defend the right to defend...
Press release
13 June 2024
Brussels, 12 June 2024 European Union and civil society sign landmark partnership to promote an enabling environment for civil society...
Articles
5 June 2024
Africa, Colombia, Honduras, Philippines
The triple planetary crisis encompassing climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss is a global reality with far-reaching consequences, including a...
Articles
27 May 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tout le long du mois de mars, Protection International (PI) et son partenaire SOFEPADI ont contribué à la valorisation sur...
Articles
27 May 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Protection International (PI), dans le cadre du projet « Protéger la participation et amplifier la voix des femmes qui construisent la...
Articles
17 May 2024
Africa, Kenya
To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Protection International (PI) interviewed two human rights defenders (HRDs) that strive...
Articles
25 April 2024
Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Amid a very concerning escalation of the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the situation of human rights...
e-learning course 2024
12 April 2024
Global
Protection International (PI) is excited to announce another edition of its e-learning course, “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights...
Velar por la garantía de los derechos de las mujeres para acelerar la equidad de género
Articles
8 March 2024
Colombia
Históricamente las mujeres han alzado su voz en pro de la búsqueda de mayor igualdad y acceso a derechos. En...
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...