Call for Honduras to ensure civil society participation in the discussions on the regulation of the Law Protecting Human Rights Defenders
In the following public statement Amnesty International, CEJIL, and Protection International urge Honduras to guarantee the participation of civil society in the discussions on the regulation of the Law Protecting Human Rights Defenders. Indeed, the law Protecting Human Rights Defenders was adopted on May 15 2015. Although Amnesty International, CEJIL, and Protection International welcome it […]
Berta Cáceres, a human rights and environmental defender, murdered
According to COPINH, Berta did not receive the protection the CIDH had asked for, from the government side. Therefore, Protection International calls on the international community to demand the Honduran government investigate the murder of Berta Cáceres and offer immediate protection to all witnesses of the case. We also released a joint statement at the 31st session […]
A draft Law to protect Human Rights Defenders in Honduras in crisis
NGOs sent an open letter to the National Congress with concerns about the draft Law to protect Human Rights Defenders in Honduras A new draft law to protect Human Rights Defenders, Journalists, Social Communicators, and Legal Practitioners is currently before Congress in Honduras. The bill allows for the creation of a protection mechanism and a National Protection […]
Honduras: Proyecto de ley de protección para DDHH en riesgo
Diversas ONGs han enviado una carta al Congreso Nacional expresando sus preocupaciones sobre el proyecto de ley de protección para las y los defensores de derechos humanos en Honduras Actualmente hay en el Congreso un proyecto de Ley de Protección para los Defensores de Derechos Humanos, Periodistas, Comunicadores Sociales y Operadores de Justicia .El proyecto de ley permite la creación de […]
Protection International and CEJIL join efforts to pass law protecting human rights defenders in Honduras
Joint Press Statement: Protection International and CEJIL commend efforts made to pass a law in consultation with civil society that protects human rights defenders (HRDs), journalists, and justice operators in Honduras. August 5th, 2014. Tegucigalpa, Honduras The lives of human rights defenders, as well as journalists and justice operators, are gravely at risk in Honduras. Both […]
UN Special Rapporteur Visits Honduras
“In the historical context of a legacy of poverty, underdevelopment and citizen insecurity, the military coup of 2009 further exacerbated the situation in the country and has negatively impacted Honduran society as a whole” Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo as she finalized her country mission to Honduras. Tegucigalpa, July 11, 2014 — Honduras. Often dubbed one of […]
06 MARCH 2013: SCREENING OF THE LAW OF THE STRONGEST IN GENEVA
On March 6, Protection International will present its latest documentary, The Law of the Strongest, in the office of the International Service for Human Rights (from 3pm to 5pm – Rue de Varembé, 1 – Geneva). The documentary, which is available online, proposes an account of the work of Honduran human rights defenders, both in rural […]