Press Release: Protection International begins the 2025 re-granting cycle with 11 HRD collectives across Africa, Latin America and Asia
Ver español abajo Brussels, 27 March 2025 Protection International reaffirms its commitment to the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) by resource sharing to 11 new civil society organisations in Africa, Latin America and Asia. This existing re-granting initiative seeks to strengthen the capacity of HRD collectives in the face of risks and threats, guaranteeing the […]
Protection International Co-Sponsors Side Event at UNHRC58: Protection of HRDs Against New and Emerging Forms of Technology-Facilitated Rights Violations
58th session UN Human Rights Council Side Event: Protection of HRDs Against New and Emerging Forms of Technology-Facilitated Rights Violations Date: 7 March 2025 Time: 1PM Room: XXV Co-sponsors: Access Now, Asian Forum for Human Rights & Development (FORUM-ASIA), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), DefendDefenders (East and Horn […]
Press release: European Union and civil society sign landmark partnership to promote an enabling environment for civil society globally
Brussels, 12 June 2024 European Union and civil society sign landmark partnership to promote an enabling environment for civil society globally The EU System for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society (EU SEE) programme seeks to support civil society to thrive by preventing efforts to restrict civic space and repress civil society organisations (CSOs). A […]
A message from PI Africa’s new Regional Director: Phanice Odhacha
Esteemed friends and partners of Protection International, I am thrilled to announce that I have joined Protection International Africa (PIA) as the new Regional Director. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I joined PIA as a Protection and Advocacy officer in 2021 and grew to serve as Kenya Country Representative. I […]
Innovación y otros paradigmas para las políticas públicas de protección de DDH
Originalmente publicado en el Centro Regional de Servicios (CRES) Version in English available | La version française est disponible Luis Enrique Eguren y Alexandra Loaiza Introducción Desde 1997, hace casi 26 años, en diferentes países de las Américas se han creado, basados en la Declaración de la ONU sobre el derecho a defender los derechos […]
Main Takeaways from PI’s Webinar on Public Policies for HRDs in Africa
On Thursday, 27 July 2023, Protection International (PI) hosted the online webinar on public policies “Laws to Protect Human Rights Defenders in West Africa and the Great Lakes Region: Are they fit for purpose? What else is needed?” Five regional public policy experts participated as panelists, including Marthe Coulibaly, Director of the Coalition Ivoirienne des […]
Join the webinar: Laws to Protect Human Rights Defenders in West Africa and the Great Lakes Region
Protection International (PI) announces its next event: a webinar on public policies “Laws to Protect Human Rights Defenders in West Africa and the Great Lakes Region: Are they fit for purpose? What else is needed?” During this online exchange, key actors will share good practices on public policies concerning the protection of human rights […]
PI launches the new Protection Manual for Human Rights Defenders: Defending Rights, Defending Safely
Sudan: PI Africa and 90+ NGOs call for support for an urgent convening for a special session of the UNHRC
26 April 2023 To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, In light of the unfolding human rights crisis in Sudan, and notwithstanding efforts to stop the fighting by the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and other regional and international […]
[Offre de travail] Chargé.e de Finances et comptabilité à Goma
Protection International (PI) recrute un.e Chargé.e de Finances et comptabilité à Goma. Termes de référence disponibles en français. Date limite de candidature: 5 décembre 2020. Date de début : 5 janvier 2021. Protection International est une organisation non gouvernementale basée en RD Congo et spécialisée dans la gestion de la sécurité et de la protection […]