Main Take-Aways from the 2022 UN Forum on Business & Human Rights
As a global community, we will not achieve our goals for improved transparency, climate action, universal access to justice, and effective remediation if we do not protect and respect the right to defend human rights. We are pleased to have seen such a strong focus on the importance of human rights defenders (HRDs) and in […]
Environmental Defenders from Brazil at EU Parliament Stir Up Sustainable Due Diligence Debate
[Brussels] 12 October 2022 – Last night over one hundred European policymakers, members of civil society active in the fight for environmental justice and human rights, environmental defenders, and journalists gathered in the European Parliament for the avant-premiere of the documentary film The Illusion of Abundance, followed by a panel discussion on the Corporate Sustainable […]
An Appeal to the UNFCCC & State Parties at COP27
PI Signs An Appeal to the UNFCCC & State Parties at COP27 The climate crisis is among the most critical and complex issues our planet and its people face. Human rights and climate action are increasingly indivisible and the need to transition to cleaner energies has never been more urgent. Yet this transition will be […]
International civil society urges the European Union to guarantee an enabling visa framework for human rights defenders
[Brussels] 7 September 2022.- In a joint statement published today at the initiative of ProtectDefenders.EU, 50 international civil society organizations -including Protection International– are calling on all European Union institutions and the EU Member States to return on its political mandate in favor of human rights and human rights defenders, and lead on the implementation […]
Launch of the Human Rights Defenders Poetry Book
We are very proud to publish the Human Rights Defenders poetry book. This book is a result of the Human Rights Defenders Poetry Challenge, where we asked HRDs to tell us their stories and reflect on their struggles in defending human rights. The right to defend human rights is the right of everyone, individually and […]
Publication du Recueil de Poésie des défenseur·e·s des droits humains
Publication du Recueil de Poésie des défenseur·e·s des droits humains Nous sommes très fiers de publier le recueil de poésie des défenseur·e·s des droits humains. Ce livre est le résultat du concours de poésie des défenseur·e·s des droits humains, pour lequel nous avions demandé aux défenseur·e·s des droits humains de nous raconter leur histoire et […]
States’ Responsibility and Opportunity to Protect Environmental and Climate Justice Defenders
Stockholm+50 On the eve of the Stockholm+50 conference, Protection International (PI) calls for environmental and climate justice human rights defenders (HRDs) to be at the center of this critical environmental meeting. The bold choices and actions proposed for UN Member States must be aligned with these defenders and their communities, and their protection must be […]
Applications for the 2022 September Edition of the e-Learning Programme Are Open
Protection International will be running the third 2022 edition of the online course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” from 12 September 2022. The course is available in English, Spanish, and French For an application form and detailed information about the course, please send an e-mail to Ángela Díaz before […]
Nous acceptons maintenant les candidatures pour la formation en ligne 2023
Les candidatures pour la formation en ligne 2023 sont ouvertes Protection International organise le cours en ligne “Gestion de la sécurité et de la protection pour les défenseur·e·s des droits humains et les organisations sociales” du 30 janvier au 23 avril 2023. Le cours est disponible en français, anglais et espagnol. Pour recevoir le formulaire […]
Upholding the Right to Defend Human Rights During Democratic Elections
The ethos of Protection International (PI) is centered around human rights defenders (HRDs) and their right to defend human rights. During election season, the right to defend human rights refers to the right to freedom of expression, the right to vote, the right to free and fair elections within a democratic society, and for the […]