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 […]
PI WELCOMES THE ADOPTION OF A NEW RESOLUTION ON THE PROTECTION OF HRDS AT THE 22ND SESSION OF THE UNITED NATION HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON 21 MARCH 2013
Brussels March 27th, 2013 Protection International welcomes the adoption of a new and important resolution on human rights defenders at the 22nd Session of the United Nation Human Rights Council on 21 March 2013. “Criminalization puts the ax to the roots of the human rights movement in so many countries. It’s important that the Human […]
PI RELEASES A NEW VERSION OF FOCUS 2013
Brussels, 16 May 2013. Protection International (PI) is pleased to release a new version of FOCUS 2013. Public Policies for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: the State of the Art. It includes a preface written by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya. According to Luis Enrique Eguren, President of […]