EU Foreign Interference Law: Is Civil Society at Risk?

Protection International is joining Civil Society Europe and other 230 civil society organisations (CSO) from across Europe to express concern and opposition to a proposed EU Foreign Interference Law which would create a register of Foreign Funded organisations. This legislation could have unintended negative consequences, hindering CSOs’ ability to fulfill their role as defenders of […]

AHRI Conference: Human Rights Defenders under Siege

In commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, and in the framework of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI), the Pedro Arrupe Institute of Human Rights of the University of Deusto is organizing the next Annual AHRI Network Conference, that will take place between 7 and 9 September 2023, […]

Position Paper: Racialisation and shrinking space

In December 2022, ENAR (European Network Against Racism), together with Frontline Defenders and Protection International, organised a seminar on shrinking space and the threats to human rights defenders (HRDs) who work with racialised people in Europe. The seminar was organised in reaction to an increase in threats and violations experienced by racialised HRDs and the […]

NGOs Call on the EP to Reconsider Decision on 500-Word Limit for Urgency Resolution

Brussels, January 30, 2023 Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to follow up on our December 20 letter, where we raised concerns about proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s DROI Subcommittee and to stop all urgency resolutions on human rights abuses in […]

Joint NGO Letter to the European Parliament on Proposals to Halt Human Rights Activities

Brussels, December 20, 2022, Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to express our greatest concerns over recent debates and proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Subcommittee (DROI) and to stop all urgency resolutions, in reaction to allegations of corruption known […]

The Illusion of Abundance: Film Screening at the UN Forum on Business & Human Rights

The Illusion of Abundance Details: Location: Geneva, Switzerland Date: 30 November 2022 Time: 1:20PM – 2:40PM CET Address: Room XVIII, Palais des Nations Event language(s): English RSVP Needed: No Online/virtual participation: No About the movie The Illusion of Abundance: Carolina, Bertha and Maxima are hunting down some misbehaving corporation in the EU or the USA. […]

[Carta abierta] 80 ONG denuncian que las declaraciones públicas emitidas tras el VII Diálogo de Alto Nivel y el XIII Diálogo de Derechos Humanos UE-Colombia

Europa, 23 de febrero de 2022 Josep Borrell Fontelles, Alto Representante de la Unión Europea para Asuntos Exteriores y Política de Seguridad. Eamon Gilmore, Representante Especial de la Unión Europea para los Derechos Humanos y Enviado Especial de la Unión Europea para el proceso de Paz en Colombia. Javier Niño Perez, Director Ejecutivo para las […]

80 NGOs Denounce that the Two Public Statements Issued by the EU and Colombia after their VII High-Level Dialogue and the XIII Human Rights Dialogue Back up the Policies of the Colombian Government

Europe, 23 February 2022 Josep Borrell Fontelles High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Eamon Gilmore European Union Special Representative for Human Rights and European Union Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Colombia. Javier Niño Perez Executive Director for the Americas of the European External Action Service of the […]