The Psychosocial Approach, Applied to the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

Protection International aims to enable and protect the free exercise of the right to defend human rights. To achieve this, we promote a comprehensive approach to the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs). Our approach is multifaceted, interdisciplinary and ever-evolving. There are a few core elements that constitute the foundation for our interventions at the […]
Basic elements of computer security for defenders

The current situation of insecurity and the computer-related risks that people who are conducting activities in defence of human rights experience daily have increased during the crisis caused by COVID-19. Social isolation and mobility-restricting measures have led us to carry out most of our activities online, in many cases from our own homes and with […]
The Right to Defend Human Rights, From a Critical Approach

Protection International aims to enable and protect the free exercise of the right to defend human rights. To achieve this, we promote a comprehensive approach to the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs). Our approach is multifaceted, interdisciplinary and ever-evolving. There are a few core elements that constitute the foundation for our interventions at the […]
[Spanish] Cuaderno Gestáltico para el trabajo de protección con Defensoras de Derechos Humanos

Protection International Mesoamérica ha realizado un “Cuaderno gestáltico” para el trabajo de protección a defensoras de derechos humanos surge ante la necesidad de responder al acompañamiento a redes de defensoras en los territorios por la crisis mundial de la COVID-19, que nos hace mantenernos en nuestras casas por el riesgo de ser contagiadas o contagiar. […]
“Gestalt Notebook” for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Protection International Mesoamerica has produced a “Gestalt Notebook” for the work of protecting women human rights defenders. This publication arose from need to remotely accompany networks of defenders within their territories during the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication contains exercises that aim to respond to the experiences, thoughts and emotions of the defenders from home in […]