JAES Press Reaction on Joint Communication “Towards a Comprehensive Strategy with Africa”

Brussels, 9th March 2020 — Today the joint communication ‘Towards a Comprehensive Strategy with Africa’ has been released by the European Commission (EC) and the European External Action Service (EEAS). The document will be used as a basis for talks between the European Union (EU) and their African counterparts when defining the new EU comprehensive […]
16th Year of Somchai’s Disappearance Committed to Memory: the Disappeared and Those They Left Behind

On 11 March 2020, the Neelapaijit Family, Amnesty International Thailand, Cross-Cultural Foundation, Human Rights Lawyer Association, International Commission of Jurists, Protection International, and UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia, with the support of the European Union, will co-host an exhibition featured personal belongings of those who disappeared or went missing, followed by a public […]
Event [Thailand] – 2020 International Women’s Day: CEDAW Progress Report Card by WHRDs

Within the framework of the 2020 International Women’s Day, Protection International is honored to invite you to the Launch of the CEDAW Progress Report Card: Women Human Rights Defenders. The event will take place on the 4th of March 2020, from 10.00-12.30 at FCCT Penthouse, Maneeya Center 518/5 Ploenchit Road (connected to the BTS Skytrain […]
2019 in a Nutshell: Protection International Releases its Focus Stories

How to summarise a year spent day by day next to those promoting and protecting human rights? Our Focus Stories, formerly Top Impact stories, showcase some emblematic examples of how slowly but steadily we are taking incremental steps towards greater respect for the right to defend human rights. Within this short leaflet, we’ve highlighted just […]
Event – Launch of Art for Resistance: Quilts of Women Human Rights Defenders

On Tuesday, 4th February 2020, Protection International, with the support of Canada’s Embassy in Thailand, launched the Exhibition Art for Resistance: Quilts of Women Human Rights Defenders, which included discussions on the situation of Women Human Rights Defenders in a pseudo-democracy. The launch, which took place at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, allowed members […]
Public Statement – International Civil Society Organisations in Alert for Assassinated Social Leaders and the Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Colombia

As International Organisation we express our profound concern regarding the severe deterioration of the armed conflict in Colombia, which has already in 2020, taken the lives of 23 people, including four women and two ex-combatants in the process of reincorporation. This serious humanitarian situation is putting the sustainability of the Colombian peace process in jeopardy. […]
Indonesia: In 2019 Human Rights Defenders Continue to Be Threatened

Jakarta/Brussels December 9, 2019 – On International Human Rights Defenders Day, the Civil Society Coalition for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (Human Rights Defenders Coalition), a coalition in which Protection International Indonesia is a member, hosted an event highlighting the continued threats facing Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Indonesia. The Human Rights Defenders Coalition […]
Public Statement – One year after the killing of Julián Carrillo, the EU must act for HRDs in Mexico

One year after the killing of Mexican human rights defender (HRD) Julián Carrillo, our organizations call for the European Union (EU) and its member states to step up efforts toward justice for his killing and to reinforce their support to HRDs throughout the country. On 24 October 2018, indigenous environmental, land, and territory defender, Julián […]
EU-LAT: Protection International contributes to a set of recommendations to the EU and its Member States for the protection of women and men human rights defenders in Latin America

As a member of the EU-LAT, a pluralistic network of European movements and organizations promoting solidarity between the people of Latin America and Europe, Protection International contributed to the definition of a set of recommendations to the EU and its Member States for the protection of women and men human rights defenders in Latin America. […]
Protection International launches its 2018 Annual Report

Protection International is pleased to share its 2018 Annual Report, one which highlights some remarkable moments from a challenging year for human rights defenders (HRDs) and the protection of the right for all to defend human rights. 2018 was a year of both celebration and struggle for Protection International and its partners. During this year, […]