PI participates in the International Seminar on Human Rights in Paraguay
03-04/10/2018 – Protection International, together with many other organizations working with human rights defenders, is participating in the III International Seminar in Paraguay “Mecanismos de protección para defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos: entre el compromiso y el riesgo” (“Protection mechanisms for human rights defenders: between commitment and risks”) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. […]
[Open Letter] Protection International and other organizations support Escazú Agreement – #Sign4TheEnvironment
06/08/2018 – Protection International and hundreds of civil society organizations support the #Sign4TheEnvironment campaign and call on governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to join The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation, and Access to Justice on Environmental Matters (the Escazú Agreement), the most important treaty in the last 20 years on human […]
UPCOMING EVENT: For Those Who Died Trying – Protection International, Frank Horvat & MIVOS Quartet | 6 August | Toronto
Brussels, 16 July 2018 For Those Who Died Trying Protection International announces For Those Who Died Trying, Mivos Quartet’s world premiere concert in Toronto of the Canadian composer Frank Horvat‘s compositions inspired by the homonymous photo exhibition, by British photographer Luke Duggleby. Monday 6 August | 5:00 pm Gathering Hall Mount Pleasant Cemetery 375 Mount Pleasant Rd. Toronto, […]
El cortometraje “No estamos solas”, producido por PI Mesoamérica, COPINH y ADES, opta al mejor corto documental en el Festival de Cine de las Américas de Nueva York
23 Mayo 2018 El cortometraje “No estamos solas”, dirigido por María Aizpuru, en el que ha participado Protection International Mesoamérica, el Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH) y la Asociación de Desarrollo Económico y Social (ADES), ha sido seleccionado para competir por el premio al mejor cortometraje documental, otorgado por el Festival […]
IACHR welcomes progress on the human rights of LGBTI Persons
The IACHR has issued a press release welcoming the laws and measures approved by the US and several states of Latin America while encouraging them to continue their efforts to ensure the human rights of LGBTI persons. In the past few months, countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, […]