Restrain the Use of Surveillance Technologies against Human Rights Defenders

Protection International Signs Joint Open Letter to Restrain the Use of Surveillance Technologies against Human Rights Defenders Protection International joins 145 civil society organizations and 28 independent experts to call on states to implement an immediate moratorium on the sale, transfer, and use of surveillance technology. The Pegasus Project investigations revealed that many governments have […]

PROJET : Accompagner les actions de la société civile dans la protection des Défenseurs et Défenseuses des Droits Humains (D/DDHS)

Termes de Reference (TdR) Evaluation Finale Projet 1. Contexte du projet L’objectif global vise à contribuer à la promotion des droits humains et à la protection des Défenseurs et Défenseuses des Droits Humains (D/DDHs) et activistes pro-démocratie en RDC. De manière spécifique, le projet councourt à l’amélioration de la protection des D/DDHs et des activistes […]

Thai Public Prosecutor Indicted Assailant for Attempted Murder of Dam Onmuang

Public Prosecutor Indicted Assailant for Attempted Murder of Dam Onmuang The case sentence remains open and called for trial observation in June 2021 [Thailand] On 8 February 2021, Dan Onmuang attended the preliminary hearing at the Wiang Sa Provincial Court which examined the evidence about his attempted assassination. The prosecutor indicted Somphon Chimruang, the defendant, […]

Protection International se joint à plus de 200 organisations qui demandent instamment aux banques de développement de primer les droits humains lors du sommet de la finance mondiale – Finance in Common

3 septembre 2020 Dans une lettre adressée à l’Agence française de développement, plus de 200 organisations du monde entier demandent que les principes d’un développement fondé sur les droits humains et pilotée par les communautés soient inclus et priorisés dans l’ordre du jour et dans les résultats du sommet « Finance in Common », un rassemblement de […]

Industrial Waste Management Company to Withdraw SLAPP Lawsuit against Environmental W/HRD Sumeth Rainpongnam as Public Pressure Mounts

Update on W/HRD Trial Observation:  Industrial Waste Management Company to Withdraw SLAPP Lawsuit against Environmental W/HRD Sumeth Rainpongnam as Public Pressure Mounts 4 September 2020 [Bangkok] – Following the case’s preliminary hearing, the SLAPP lawsuit filed by an industrial waste management company against the environmental W/HRD, Sumeth Rainpongnam, will likely be dropped. After two failed […]

Protection International joins nearly 400 Organizations in the Americas demanding respect for the autonomy of the Inter-American Commission

We, the signatory organizations, users of the Inter-American system of protection of human rights, express our profound concern regarding the decision announced by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) not to renew the mandate of the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). We consider that this decision […]

Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand (SPFT) opposes ill-conceived land rights policy, calls on realistic allocation of land to achieve sustainable livelihood for the landless

On 26-27 June 2020, the Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand discussed land rights issues with the Parliamentary Committee on Land Issues and Land Deeds, led by Sathit Wongnongtoei, during its official visit to the province of Surat Thani. Bangkok 3 July 2020 – The Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand (SPFT) – one of Protection International’s […]