Protection and Referral Guide – Her Voice Her Power
The Protection and Referral Guide by Protection International Africa offers a practical, disability-inclusive, and gender-responsive framework for supporting Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) with disabilities in Kenya. It outlines individual, organizational, and collective protection measures, such as risk assessments, accessible policies, and peer networks, alongside a defender-centred, consent-based referral pathway to ensure safe, accessible, and […]
Advocacy Pocket Guide – Her Voice Her Power
The Advocacy Pocket Guide by Protection International Africa provides a practical, disability-inclusive framework designed to empower Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) with disabilities to effectively influence policy and hold duty-bearers accountable. Rooted in key principles like “Nothing About Us Without Us,” intersectionality, and accessibility, the guide outlines an 8-step advocacy process covering context analysis, SMART […]
Activist Guide to the Declaration +25
Back in June 2024, after 700+ consultations and two conferences, alongside 18 other organisations we published the Declaration +25. This document marked the 25th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, bringing HRD protection up to speed into the first quarter of the 21st century. Both documents are now considered the baseline on […]
Guías de trabajo. Senderos de sanación: contra la desinformación y la estigmatización
Senderos de sanación: contra la desinformación y la estigmatización, resulta de los hallazgos propios de la investigación: “Patrones de estigmatización y estereotipos hacia las personas defensoras de derechos humanos, sus colectivos y comunicadores/as comunitarias/as”, llevada a cabo por Protection International en el marco del proyecto Nuevas narrativas locales para combatir la desinformación y la estigmatización […]
Tres comunidades indígenas de Colombia traducen investigación sobre patrones de estigmatización y desinformación frente a la labor de PDDH
Luego del lanzamiento de la investigación Patrones de estigmatización y estereotipos hacia las personas defensoras de derechos humanos, sus colectivos y comunicadores/as comunitarios/as. Impactos en la protección y en el Derecho a Defender Derechos en español, ahora las personas de las comunidades participantes del proyecto, podrán acceder al resumen de este contenido en sus lenguas […]
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 […]
Germain Rukuki: Timeline of the Case
In July 2017, the human rights defender Germain Rukuki was arrested in his home and later charged with “rebellion”, “threatening state security”, “attacking the authority of the State” and “participation in an insurrectionist movement”, although no conclusive evidence was ever presented to back the prosecution’s counts. Four years later, Germain has been released from prison. […]
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 […]
Sharing Knowledge About the Collective Protection of Black Women Human Rights Defenders
On June 5, Protection International and the Institute of Black Women – GELEDÉS presented the guidebook “Sharing knowledge about collective protection of black women human rights defenders”, a publication resulting from the series of virtual meetings “Voices of women” which were held in 2020. The booklet compiles information and insights from more than 20 black […]