Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas
For the first time in its 13-year history, the Front Line Defenders Award human rights defenders at risk was given to activists from five countries #communitiesareHRDs Protection International celebrates that the Peaceful Resistance of the Microregion of Ixquisis has received the award, which is a recognition of the collective nature of the defense of […]
No to mining, Yes to life – Appeal for solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa
No to mining, Yes to life Appeal of solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa This Tuesday, May 15, Protection International, Open Society Foundation y the Fund for Global Human Rights visited and expressed their solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa, which has been fighting for the defense of its territory, the […]
No to mining, Yes to life – Appeal for solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa
No to mining, Yes to life Appeal of solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa This Tuesday, May 15, Protection International, Open Society Foundation y the Fund for Global Human Rights visited and expressed their solidarity with the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa and Jalapa, which has been fighting for the defense of its territory, the environment, […]
“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 – […]