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Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala | Criminalisation Series #4

07/12/2018

7/12/2018 – On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, Protection International (PI) today launches the fourth publication of its Criminalisation Series, Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala in the context of mega-hydroelectric projects. Although the Declaration on Human

[Statement] Civil society organizations call for Germain Rukuki’s acquittal in Burundi

26/11/2018

Today, the appeal hearing of human rights defender Germain Rukuki took place in Ngozi before the Bujumbura Court of Appeal, with no security incidents reported. The Court took the case under advisement and the decision is expected to be announced within the next 30 days. Mr. Rukuki was arrested by

COMMUNITIES ARE HRDs! PI’s Global Campaign | 20th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

28/05/2018

We are celebrating this year 2018 the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, a fundamental tool for the protection and recognition of human rights defenders. For Protection International, this is the occasion to make a step forward in the protection of human rights defenders and call

COMMUNITIES ARE HRDs! PI’s Global Campaign | 20th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

28/05/2018

Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas

18/05/2018

For the first time in its 13-year history, the Front Line Defenders Award human rights defenders at risk was given to activists from five countries #communitiesareHRDs Protection International celebrates that the Peaceful Resistance of the Microregion of Ixquisis has received the award, which is a recognition of the collective

Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas

18/05/2018

Press release | DR Congo: EurAc and Protection International urge EU leaders to take action for a democratic process

06/12/2017

DR Congo: EurAc and Protection International urge EU leaders to exert pressure on individuals and entities blocking the democratic process, and assisting others to organise credible elections. Read the full press release here below or open it here. Brussels, 6 December 2017 – As EU Member States are

Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya | Criminalisation Series #1

20/10/2017

Protection International (PI) launches the second edition of a new publication series on criminalisation, Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya – Impact and counterstrategies, which analyses the criminalization of human rights defenders in Kenya in its multiple forms, the impact and the counterstrategies used by HRDs to fight

The killing of Pascal Kabungulu: 11 years on and still no justice

01/08/2016

Photo credit: TRIAL International/ CCIJ Public statement Prominent human rights defender Pascal Kabungulu was brutally murdered in 2005. On the eleventh anniversary of his death, Congolese civil society and international organizations demand that justice be finally delivered. Pascal Kabungulu was a courageous and dedicated human rights defender, who worked on

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Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala | Criminalisation Series #4

[Statement] Civil society organizations call for Germain Rukuki’s acquittal in Burundi

COMMUNITIES ARE HRDs! PI’s Global Campaign | 20th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

COMMUNITIES ARE HRDs! PI’s Global Campaign | 20th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas

Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas

Press release | DR Congo: EurAc and Protection International urge EU leaders to take action for a democratic process

Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya | Criminalisation Series #1

The killing of Pascal Kabungulu: 11 years on and still no justice

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