15 Years of the Risk Approach for Protection: Evaluating Successes and Shortcomings
Experts gather in online consultation to assess the effectiveness of this method and produce a set of minimum standards for the protection of HRDs In 2005, researchers from Protection International first conceptualized the idea of applying the risk approach for women and men human rights defenders (HRDs) and, subsequently, elaborated the first Manual on this […]
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 […]
PI participates in the International Seminar on Human Rights in Paraguay
03-04/10/2018 – Protection International, together with many other organizations working with human rights defenders, is participating in the III International Seminar in Paraguay “Mecanismos de protección para defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos: entre el compromiso y el riesgo” (“Protection mechanisms for human rights defenders: between commitment and risks”) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. […]
UPCOMING EVENT: For Those Who Died Trying – Protection International, Frank Horvat & MIVOS Quartet | 6 August | Toronto
Brussels, 16 July 2018 For Those Who Died Trying Protection International announces For Those Who Died Trying, Mivos Quartet’s world premiere concert in Toronto of the Canadian composer Frank Horvat‘s compositions inspired by the homonymous photo exhibition, by British photographer Luke Duggleby. Monday 6 August | 5:00 pm Gathering Hall Mount Pleasant Cemetery 375 Mount Pleasant Rd. Toronto, […]
COPINH visits Europe #COPINHTourMay2018
This Monday 14/05/2018 marks the start of the European tour that will take members of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) to some of the main European capitals, to denounce the lack of recognition of indigenous communities and protection of human rights defenders in Honduras. Corruption between the Honduran judiciary […]
On the 111th anniversary of International Women’s Day and the 10th Anniversary of the women’s struggle as part of the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand
Declaration for the Right to Land and toward the dream of Freedom and Democracy The Women’s Chapter of the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand is part of the movement of landless workers. We women have shown our determination and commitment to fight for land and freedom for a long time. For a decade, the Women’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
“For those who died trying” photo exhibition tour
Upcoming exhibition locations: Dordrecht, Netherlands Dates: 15-29 January 2017, Wednesday – Sunday, 14:00 – 20:00 Location: DOOR, Voorstraat 142 Opening Event: 15th January at 16:00 More information: info [at] defendersindordrecht.org About the project: ‘For those who died trying’ presents the photographs of 37 murdered or abducted human rights defenders in Thailand. This project by Protection […]
Quotes from the Platform : DIY*, then we come and assist !
“When I come to countries, I regularly get asked “what can you do for us?” says Maina Kiai, UN Special Rapporteur for the Freedom of Assembly and Association, telling about his encounters with human rights defenders at risk around the world. The Special Rapporteur tells the 7th Front Line’s Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders his default answer: “I cannot […]