“Conviteros”: a journey into the fight of the communities in Cauca region, Colombia
16 May 2018 The biodiversity of a territory, the Community Council of the Guajuí River, in the Colombian Pacific, the […]
Joint Statement: Protection International, FORUM-ASIA and Amnesty International condemn arbitrary arrests in Thailand
Bangkok, 15 May 2018 Protection International, The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and Amnesty International condemn the harassment and intimidation by Thai authorities of members of the People’s Movement for a Just Society (P-Move). Such acts of harassment and intimidation include preventing members from participating in peaceful protests in Bangkok and arbitrarily arresting them on […]
Joint Statement: Protection International, FORUM-ASIA and Amnesty International condemn arbitrary arrests in Thailand
Bangkok, 15 May 2018 Protection International, The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and Amnesty International condemn the harassment and intimidation by Thai authorities of members of the People’s Movement for a Just Society (P-Move). Such acts of harassment and intimidation include preventing members from participating in peaceful protests in Bangkok and arbitrarily arresting them on 2 May […]
Protection International Thailand urges the international community to call on Thai authorities to drop charges against 22 HRDs from WeWalk movement
On 5 February 2018, eleven villagers and students from Payao, northern Thailand, were summoned and subjected to eleven hours of interrogation without legal counsel. They were accused of violating the Head of the NCPO Order no. 3/2558, charges that relate to their support to the “We Walk Solidarity Walk” on 5 February. Other three villagers […]
Press release | DR Congo: EurAc and Protection International urge EU leaders to take action for a democratic process
DR Congo: EurAc and Protection International urge EU leaders to exert pressure on individuals and entities blocking the democratic process, and assisting others to organise credible elections. Read the full press release here below or open it here. Brussels, 6 December 2017 – As EU Member States are due to discuss the situation […]
Launching of “Her Life, Her Diary – Side By Side WHRDs 2018 – Diary of Hope and Dreams”
This 29th November 2017, on the occasion of the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok, in partnership with Protection International, will host the launching of “Her Life, Her Diary – Side By Side WHRDs 2018 -Diary of Hope and Dreams” followed by a Press Conference and a Photo Exhibition featuring […]
Indonesian Government must make public the 2005 fact-finding report on Munir’s case
(Photo credit: Inside Indonesia) In commemorating the thirteen years after the killing of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, 7th of September 2017, Protection International, along with several regional and international human rights organizations, co-signed a statement calling on the Indonesian President Joko Widodo to take decisive and concrete action to ensure those responsible – […]
UN experts call for release of Burundi human rights defender Germain Rukuki
In a public statement of 25 August, a group of UN experts called for the release of Germain Rukuki, a human rights defender from Burundi who has been detained since 13 July 2017. According to the experts, the decision to maintain M. Rukuki in detention without concrete indications of guilt seems arbitrary and conflicts with the country’s criminal […]
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 […]
Statement by Women of Thailand Coalition for 67th CEDAW session
To the Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 3 July 2017 Thank you, Madam Chair, for allowing us to address the Committee on behalf of the civil society organizations which are present here today.[1] It has been 32 years since Thailand ratified CEDAW. Since that time we have had 14 […]