FOR THOSE WHO DIED TRYING’ PHOTO EXHIBITION OPENS IN GENEVA
Protection International opened the photo exhibition, ‘For those who died trying’ on the Place des Nations in Geneva on Monday, 9 May 2016. The exhibition ran from 9-11 May and presented the photographs of 37 murdered or abducted human rights defenders in Thailand. ‘For those who died trying’ will tour Thailand and various countries in Europe […]
Conflicting Minerals: The European Parliament voted for a mandatory certification of EU importers.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Mining May 2012″ by www.sourcingnetwork.org on Flickr On 20 May, in a plenary assembly, the European Parliament voted in favor of a mandatory certification scheme for all importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold to ensure supply chain due diligence for possible conflict minerals. The law, approved by 402 votes […]
Call for applicants – Systems Administrator/IT officer (19hrs/week, Brussels Office)
Protection International (PI) is recruiting a Systems Administrator/IT Officer, based in Brussels, but supporting its work around the world. PI is an international not-for-profit organization. It researches strategies and security management tools that protect human rights defenders, and shares its expertise in this area with people at risk due to their human rights work. PI […]
Protection International contributes to the 16th EU NGO Human Rights Forum
Brussels, 8 December 2014- The 16th EU NGO Forum on Human Rights has taken place on 4 and 5 December in Brussels. This annual event brought together representatives of global civil society and the EU institutions, EU Member States, and international organizations. “Freedoms of expression online and offline” was the theme of this year’s Forum. […]
Protection International continue d’appuyer le travail de LGBTI défenseurs des droits de l’homme
Bruxelles, le 26 Mars 2014 – Protection International (PI) a été invité par le bureau Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) de l’UE à Bruxelles pour organiser un atelier sur la “Protection et Gestion de la Sécurité pour les Défenseurs des Droits de l’Homme (DDH) Défendant l’Orientation Sexuelle et les Droits de l’Identité de Genre (OSIG) en Afrique“. La […]
PI participe au projet de promotion de la protection des défenseurs dans les pays de l’OSCE/ODIHR
Le Bureau des Institutions démocratiques et des droits de l’homme (BIDDH) de l’Organisation pour la Sécurité et la Coopération en Europe (OSCE) s’est récemment lancé dans un ambitieux projet pour la promotion effective des défenseurs des droits humains (DDH) dans ses 57 pays membres d’Europe, Asie centrale et Amérique du Nord. Protection International (PI) a […]
Eu Guidelines for Hrds: Increased Involvement Needed by Eu Diplomats
Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) of the European Parliament held an exchange of views on EU policies concerning human rights defenders (HRD). Chairwoman, Mrs Barbara Lochbihler, reminded attendees about the importance of defenders’ work and the need to place them higher on the political agenda, due to the many threats they face. Karen Bennett, researcher at the Human Rights […]