Announcing PI’s Global Strategy Framework 2024-2028: “An Enabling Environment for the Right to Defend Human Rights”
Protection International (PI) is proud to announce the launch of our Global Strategy Framework for the years 2024-2028 entitled “An Enabling Environment for the Right to Defend Human Rights”, which will guide our work for the next five years. Drafted after extensive conversations and discussions with human rights defenders (HRDs), as well as with our […]
New look, same commitment to the right to defend human rights
We are excited to unveil Protection International (PI)’s new visual identity! We have worked to defend the right to defend human rights (RDHR) since 2007. Over the years, we have evolved and grown significantly, starting from just a few inspired activists with a vision to now a global organisation of nearly 100 staff. After 17 […]
World Environment Day: to save the planet, we need to protect environmental human rights defenders. Here is how Protection International does it.
The triple planetary crisis encompassing climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss is a global reality with far-reaching consequences, including a negative impact on human rights. In the words of the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, this crisis “threatens the well-being and survival of millions of people around the world”. The European Commission also alerts, “Biodiversity […]
« Droits humains par les femmes »: PI met en avant le travail des femmes défenseures congolaises
Tout le long du mois de mars, Protection International (PI) et son partenaire SOFEPADI ont contribué à la valorisation sur les médias sociaux du travail des femmes défenseures congolaises à travers la campagne en ligne « Droits humains par les femmes » dans le cadre du projet « « Protéger la participation et amplifier la voix des femmes qui […]
Les autorités congolaises s’engagent pour plus de protection en faveur des défenseur.e.s des droits humains en RDC
Protection International (PI), dans le cadre du projet « Protéger la participation et amplifier la voix des femmes qui construisent la paix en République démocratique du Congo » mis en œuvre en collaboration avec la SOFEPADI depuis 2022, a réuni au premier trimestre de cette année 2024, des autorités étatiques dans les villes de Kinshasa, Bunia, Bukavu, […]
International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: two human rights defenders from East Africa share their experiences defending LGBTQIA+ rights
To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Protection International (PI) interviewed two human rights defenders (HRDs) that strive to defend LGBTQIA+ rights in East Africa. Dennis (they / them) is a lawyer who advocates for the rights of LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya. They work closely with the transgender and gender […]
From Kinshasa to Berlin and Brussels: PI’s Efforts to Support HRDs in the DRC
Amid a very concerning escalation of the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) also remains alarming. The space for civil society to defend human rights is shrinking and local voices denounce that the Congolese authorities not only fail to protect defenders, but in some cases also […]
Día Int. de la Mujer: Comprender las dinámicas y exigencias de manera diferencial para contribuir a la disminución de la brecha de género
Históricamente las mujeres han alzado su voz en pro de la búsqueda de mayor igualdad y acceso a derechos. En numerosas e históricas movilizaciones las mujeres han protestado contra las difíciles condiciones de trabajo a las que se veían y ven expuestas, dentro de las cuales se han identificado las excesivas jornadas de trabajo y […]
Women’s movements in the DR Congo: PI’s New Publication (FR, EN)
Report in FR, executive summary in EN – Rapport en français, résumé exécutif en anglais With the support of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the collaboration of SOFEPADI and the CFDDH, Protection International is proud to present its newest report on women’s movements in the DRC. This report is the result of a […]
New Publication on Strengthening the Inclusion, Protection and Wellbeing of Human Rights Defenders with Disabilities
“Human rights defenders with disabilities have great potential to transform the way human rights is understood and enacted. Their unique perspectives of their contexts, their creativity, their ways of navigating challenges and solving problems, enrich the way communities respond to human rights violations and violence.” Foreword by Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Chair of UN Committee on […]