Job Opportunity : Protection International Is Looking for an Executive Director

Protection International is looking for an Executive Director. You can download the full job description here or consult it below.   JOB DESCRIPTION Job title: Executive Director Location: Brussels, Belgium Works as member of: Executive Committee / Legal Representative Reports to: Board of Directors Key objectives and responsibilities: The Executive Director leads the organisation’s development and is […]

Screening of Pi’s New Documentary “la Ley Del Más Fuerte” on 26 November

On November 26, 2012, PI will present its latest documentary, La Ley del más fuerte (The Law of the strongest), with the support of CIFCA and FIDH. It covers the situation of human rights defenders in Honduras and especially in the region of Bajo Aguán. The screening is only in Spanish, but the video will […]

PI publie La criminalisation des Défenseurs des Droits Humains

Las leyes criminales y disposiciones jurídicas son utilizadas para atacar a los defensores de los derechos humanos (DDH) en todo el mundo. El primer informe global sobre la criminalización de los defensores de derechos humanos de Protección Internacional: Criminalización de Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos – Categorización del fenómeno y medidas para su afrontamiento (disponible en español, inglés y francés) muestra la […]

Documentary projection of “Drops that crack the rock” in Brussels, Saturday 10th May

During the 60 minutes of “Drops that crack the rock”, the audience is taken through the various emblematic cases of the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective, from the enforced disappearance to the executions, tortures during the 1985 Palace of Justice Siege events and the DAS (“Colombian ex-intelligence secret services”) criminal drift during the Uribe Vélez administration, discovering cases […]

European Union and Human Rights Defenders: Time to move up a gear!

Brussels, 17 June 2014 – Today, at a seminar held at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels, Front Line Defenders, Peace Brigades International, Protection International, the International Federation for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Union (EU) Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders . […]

10 YEARS OF THE EU GUIDELINES ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

BRUSSELS,  18 June – Ten years ago,  on 14 June 2004, the Council of the European Union adopted Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to  improve support and protection given by the European Union (EU) to human rights defenders in non-EU countries.  The 10th anniversary of the Guidelines was celebrated yesterday in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to […]

EU Parliament Assesses the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

Protection International draws your attention to this important Exchange of views on EU policies on human rights defenders, including the presentation of a study on Assessing the Implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. This event will happen in the European Parliament on Tuesday, 28 May 2013 10h00 – 11h30, and will be web-streamed […]

Emerging Trends of the Shrinking Space for Civil Society

Presentation Made by Mauricio Angel As judicial harassment and criminalization is a matter of high concern for human rights defenders, Protection International (PI) has decided to share this presentation made by Mauricio Angel, PI’s Policy and Research Officer. The speech was delivered at a meeting organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS) with the […]