21 May 2018: Protection International and CEJIL present their latest publication #EsTiempoYa in Guatemala City
Brussels-Guatemala City, 16 May 2018 Protection International and the Centre for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) will be in Guatemala City next Monday 21 May at 16:00 to present their latest publication: Es Tiempo ya, effective public policies for the Right to defend human rights. Because of the high number of attacks against human rights […]
No to mining, Yes to life – Appeal for solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa
No to mining, Yes to life Appeal of solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa This Tuesday, May 15, Protection International, Open Society Foundation y the Fund for Global Human Rights visited and expressed their solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa, which has been fighting for the defense of its territory, the […]
Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas
For the first time in its 13-year history, the Front Line Defenders Award human rights defenders at risk was given to activists from five countries #communitiesareHRDs Protection International celebrates that the Peaceful Resistance of the Microregion of Ixquisis has received the award, which is a recognition of the collective nature of the defense of […]
PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN GUATEMALA: A 10 YEAR STRUGGLE
Lee esta entrada en castellano Finally, from sentence to action. The Public Policy for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) is the vital instrument with which Guatemala is beginning to settle a historic debt. The origin: A case of impunity On 20 December 2004, Florentín Gudiel, a courageous human rights defender, was murdered. Unfortunately, […]
POLÍTICA PÚBLICA PARA LA PROTECCIÓN DE PERSONAS DEFENSORAS DE DERECHOS HUMANOS EN GUATEMALA: 10 AÑOS DE LUCHA.
Read this entry in English De la sentencia a la acción: La Política Pública para la Protección de Personas Defensoras de los Derechos Humanos (DDH) es el instrumento vital con el que Guatemala comienza a saldar una deuda histórica. El origen: Un caso de impunidad El 20 de diciembre de 2004, asesinaron a Florentín Gudiel, […]
Statement ahead of the Guatemalan general election of 25 June 2023
[En español abajo] Protection International (PI) is an international non-profit organisation that supports human rights defenders (HRDs) in developing their security and protection management strategies. Our ethos is centred around HRDs and people’s right to defend human rights. Ahead of the general election scheduled to take place on 25 June 2023, PI insists on the […]
Informe de conclusiones de la misión internacional de la sociedad civil sobre la libertad de prensa en Guatemala
El pasado mes de mayo, ocho organizaciones internacionales defensoras de la libertad de expresión y prensa, en alianza con dos redes regionales, condujeron una misión de verificación sobre el estado de la liberta de prensa en Guatemala. La misión tuvo como objetivo analizar, y visibilizar las violencias y obstáculos que enfrentan las personas periodistas y […]
PI Joins Statement Supporting UDEFEGUA’s Director Jorge Santos
Protection International Mesoamérica, together with other NGOs and civil society organisations, stand in solidarity with UDEFEGUA and its Director, Jorge Santos, due the false information that has been disseminated during one of the hearings of the trial against the journalist, founder and president of the newspaper ElPeriódico, Rubén Zamora. For years, UDEFEGUA’s work has helped […]
PI se une a organismos internacionales en carta a la Fiscalía de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) sobre situación crítica de derechos humanos en Guatemala
Junto con una coalición diversa de organizaciones internacionales y regionales, Protection International (PI) se unió a una carta al Fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) Karim A. A. Khan KC enfatizando nuestra profunda preocupación por sus comentarios y tuits sobre la misión de la CPI en Guatemala, en particular con respecto a Guatemala. compromiso […]
Guatemala: Sin libertad de prensa no hay democracia
Ciudad de Guatemala, 17 de mayo 2023 Comunicado de prensa Guatemala: Sin libertad de prensa no hay democracia Hacemos un llamado a las autoridades a respetar y proteger la libertad de expresión y de prensa como condición para garantizar la democracia y la legitimidad del proceso electoral A un mes de las elecciones nacionales, las […]