Colombia: 650 Civil Society Organizations Call for Exhaustive Investigations of Repression of Protests and Call on the IACHR to Act
Statement: Protection International insists on the immediate release of Germain Rukuki
Germain Rukuki, a human rights defender in Burundi, was arrested by the Service National du Renseignement (SNR, the National Intelligence Service) in Burundi on 13 July 2017. After 14 days of imprisonment in an SNR facility, he was transferred to the prison in Ngozi on 26 July. The first hearing took place on 1 August in Nogzi […]
Human Rights Defenders Under Attack!
[Article first published by IHD Human Rights Association] Last update: 6 July 2017 On 5 July 2017, police raided an Istanbul Büyükada hotel where a group of human rights defenders had gathered to conduct a training session. As a result, 9 members of some of the leading human rights organizations in Turkey were detained, along with […]
Letter to the UN Special Representative in DRC on the massacres of Beni
26 August, 2016 Mr Maman Sidikou United Nations Special Representative to the Secretary-General Democratic Republic of Congo Dear Mr. Maman Sidikou, We are writing to share our concerns about the security situation in Beni town and across the territory, and our recommendations as to how MONUSCO can reinforce the protection of civilians there. On Saturday, […]
Curso en línea para defensores/as de derechos humanos
Nos complace anunciar la apertura de la nueva convocatoria para el curso en línea “Gestión de la seguridad y protección para defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos y organizaciones sociales” dirigido principalmente a ONGs, organizaciones sociales y personas, interesadas en la seguridad en el trabajo de DDH, sus organizaciones y/o comunidades. ¿Por qué este curso? El área de formación […]
Conversatorio internacional ”Tejiendo la protección integral para defensores de DDH”
El pasado día 2 de diciembre tuvo lugar en el claustro de sor Juana en México DF el conversatorio internacional ”Tejiendo la protección integral para las defensoras de DDH” organizado por el Consorcio de Oaxaca y en el que formó parte Ilaria Tosello en representación de Protection International. A la cita se se sumaron organizaciones de la sociedad civil […]
THAILAND: PI BRIEFS EU DIPLOMATS ON THE SITUATION IN LOEI PROVINCE
Protection Desk-Thailand (PD-Thailand) was invited to brief European Union diplomats on the situation of human rights defenders at risk in Loei province in North Eastern Thailand, where local communities and their leaders work to protect the environment and their health from the negative effects of mining and to uphold their community’s agricultural practices. In Loei violence has escalated […]
Regional Meeting of Protection Desks Guatemala & Colombia
The Protection Desks (PDs) are part of the overall strategy of Protection International (PI) to protect human rights defenders in the world. Working closely with local defenders and their organisations, PDs are designed to provide training and capacity-building on security issues, promote public policies for their protection, and conduct research on related topics. On 5-9 August 2013, […]
Geneva: Pi and the United Nations Special Rapporteur
The roundtable provided an opportunity for taking stock of current experiences of human rights defenders (HRDs), governments and international and regional organizations about how national mechanisms for the protection of HRDs work. The event was attended by officials from several European and Latin American Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva, regional organizations, […]