2024 Annual Report

We are delighted to launch our 2024 Annual Report!   A year of changes, some uphill battles, but always forward moving. In 2024, we remained steadfast in our commitment to a world free of violations, where HRDs can defend their collective rights and the right to defend human rights is upheld.   In 2024 we […]

2023 Annual Report

Protection International (PI) is happy to publish its 2023 Annual Report! It provides highlights of the work we did in 2023 to fortify the right to defend human rights across the globe, and stand with human rights defenders (HRDs). We are proud of the work achieved, which includes supporting hundreds of HRDs, communities and civil […]

2022 Annual Report

We are pleased to present Protection International’s 2022 Annual Report! As we celebrate our 15th Anniversary, we are thrilled to show case our impactful journey throughout the year. Across 25 countries spanning 4 continents, we actively engaged with and provided direct support to 148 communities and organisations. Aligned with our 2019-2023 Global Strategy, our report […]

2021 Annual Report

Protection International is pleased to present our 2021 Annual Report. In this year’s report, we divided our chapters by pathways, which reflect our 2019-2023 Global Strategy. This way, readers can more effectively see relevant examples of how Protection International (PI) staff around the globe are operationalising our strategic framework and furthering the human rights movement […]

Annual Report 2020

We are pleased to share with you Protection International‘s 2020 Annual Report, which brings together stories and highlights from this past year concerning our work with human rights defenders (HRDs) who fortify the Right to Defend Human Rights (RDHR) across the globe. 2020 has been an unprecedented time for Protection International (PI) – as it […]

Annual Report 2019

We are pleased to share with Protection International‘s 2019 Annual Report, a publication which brings together our stories and highlights with women and men human rights defenders (W/HRDs) who protect the Right to Defend Human Rights (RDHR) across the globe. 2019 was a year in which the world witnessed a rise in extremist politics, exacerbated […]

Annual Report 2018

Protection International is pleased to share its 2018 Annual Report, one which highlights some remarkable moments from a challenging year for human rights defenders (HRDs) and protection of the right for all to defend human rights. 2018 was a year of both celebration and struggle for Protection International and its partners. During this year, which […]

The criminalisation of la Lucha movement in DRC | Criminalisation Series #2

11/07/2018 – Protection International (PI) launches its report on the criminalisation of la Lucha, a citizen movement for the defense of human rights, exposing the characteristics and impacts of this criminalisation on the members of the movement and on their communities and social networks, in the particular context of the Democratic Republic of Congo. With […]

2014 Annual Report: What is Protection?

In 2014, Protection International decided to look back at its work through the lens of a question: what is protection? Throughout our journey we have learned that there is no simple answer to this question. Rather, than an HRD’s protection is like a puzzle: something that requires skills and persistence in solving. This report looks […]

Annual Report 2013

In 2013, Protection International (PI) continued to support the work of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) across the world and help make their environments safer. The following Annual Report gives concrete examples of PI’s work throughout the world in 2013, but specifically focused on capacity building, research projects, working with duty bearers on the development of […]