Mae Ocampo joins Protection International as new Executive Director
Brussels, 3rd November 2021, It is with great pleasure that we inform you of Ms Mae Ocampo joining Protection International AISBL as its new Executive Director. Ms Ocampo brings several key strengths to this role. Ms Ocampo is a feminist woman and human rights defender who began her activism at a young age, resisting land-grabbing […]
Protection International and Germain Rukuki Finally Come Together, 4 Months after His Judicial Victory
As PI celebrates our friend’s newfound freedom, we wish to express our deepest gratitude to all individuals and organizations who supported us in advocating for the Burundian Human Rights Defender’s release. [Brussels, 22 October 2021] – Four months after Germain Rukuki’s judicial victory, Protection International is glad to meet the Burundian human rights defender and […]
Shocking Decision as Appeal Court Upholds Conviction of Lawyer Tony Germain Nkina
[Burundi] 8 October 2021.- Six international human rights groups – Amnesty International, the Burundi Human Rights Initiative, DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), Human Rights Watch, Protection International Africa, and TRIAL International – condemned the decision of the Court of Appeal of Ngozi on 29 September to uphold the conviction and […]
Human Rights Defenders Poetry Challenge
Created by: Protection International, ProtectDefenders.eu, and the University of York An entire year has passed since the kick-off of our #StayWithDefenders campaign, and we would like to call attention to all those human rights defenders who steadfastly continue their work despite the fact that COVID-19 rages on. To honor the human rights defenders that have […]
Protection International Signs a Joint Open Letter to Address Reprisals Against Paten Clan, Uganda
On September 9, a group of organizations that are members of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development and other allies sent an open letter to the African Development Bank and the Nordic Development Fund, calling on them to take immediate action to address reprisals against a community in Uganda impacted by the Wadelai irrigation […]
Black women and girls in Brazil: “we are on our own”
Photo by: Fernando Frazão / Agência Brasil Every July 25th, since 1992, the International Day of the Latin American and Caribbean Black Women is celebrated, to highlight the struggle and resistance of black women, as well as their achievements concerning rights and citizenship. The day also aims to draw attention to the lack of public […]
6 Years After the Committee for the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ Recommendations in Thailand
What is happening in Thailand on the land, natural resources, and protection of Human Rights Defenders? May 22nd, 2021 marked seven years since the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) staged a coup and seized power. During the past seven years, the government of Thailand, under the leadership of Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, […]
International Civil Society Organisations Reject the Murder of Indigenous Leader María Bernarda Juajibioy
International Civil Society Organisations reject the murder of Indigenous leader María Bernarda Juajibioy and urge the Colombian State to take specific actions to protect the lives of the Indigenous peoples of Putumayo who are at risk of extermination [Bogota, 23 March 2021] Six days after the session of the Territorial Table of Guarantees for the […]
Germain Rukuki’s Second Appeal Proceedings Begin
Burundian Human Rights Defender given a second chance at receiving a fair trial [Brussels/Nairobi] 24 March 2021 – Eight months after the Burundian Supreme Court rejected the Appeals Court’s decision to uphold his 32-year prison sentence, human rights defender Germain Rukuki today appeared for his second appeal proceedings. The Appeal Court’s ruling is expected to […]
Women in Thailand Demand an End to State Violence and a Government They Deserve
“We demand an end to State violence and for a new government – the government we all deserve.“ The Community Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Collective in Thailand statement on International Women’s Day [Thailand – 8 March] When women in Russia and in the United States took to the streets over 100 years ago, giving […]