Put Human Rights at the Centre of Environmental Policy

More than 150 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, from more than 50 countries, published an open letter calling on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of environmental policy. Respecting and protecting human rights and protecting the environment are inextricably linked. Yet while Heads of State from 88 countries have called […]

Applications for a New Edition of the E-Learning Programme Are Open

Protection International will be running the first 2022 edition of the online course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” from 21 February to 15 May 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 […]

Mae Ocampo joins Protection International as new Executive Director

Brussels, 3rd November 2021, It is with great pleasure that we inform you of Ms Mae Ocampo joining Protection International AISBL as its new Executive Director. Ms Ocampo brings several key strengths to this role. Ms Ocampo is a feminist woman and human rights defender who began her activism at a young age, resisting land-grabbing […]

Après sa victoire judiciaire, Protection International interviewe le défenseur burundais des droits humains Germain Rukuki

Après sa victoire judiciaire, Protection International interviewe le défenseur burundais des droits humains Germain Rukuki En octobre 2021, quatre mois après la victoire judiciaire de Germain Rukuki, Protection International est heureux de pouvoir enfin rencontrer le défenseur burundais des droits humains, qui est désormais sain et sauf en Belgique. Dès son arrestation en juillet 2017 […]

Human Rights Defenders Poetry Challenge

Created by: Protection International, ProtectDefenders.eu, and the University of York An entire year has passed since the kick-off of our #StayWithDefenders campaign, and we would like to call attention to all those human rights defenders who steadfastly continue their work despite the fact that COVID-19 rages on. To honor the human rights defenders that have […]

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 […]