Guatemala: PI and Udefegua Support Victims and Witnesses of the Rios Montt Genocide Trial
During Rios Montt’s trial, the evidence provided by witnesses, survivors, and relatives of victims placed them at great risk. Some received threats or were harassed. Thanks to an alliance of several human rights organizations (among them Aj Noj-Protection Desk Guatemala and our partner UDEFEGUA), their protection was enhanced, allowing them to testify on several crimes […]
Emerging Trends of the Shrinking Space for Civil Society
Presentation Made by Mauricio Angel As judicial harassment and criminalization is a matter of high concern for human rights defenders, Protection International (PI) has decided to share this presentation made by Mauricio Angel, PI’s Policy and Research Officer. The speech was delivered at a meeting organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS) with the […]
European Union and Human Rights Defenders: Time to move up a gear!
Brussels, 17 June 2014 – Today, at a seminar held at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels, Front Line Defenders, Peace Brigades International, Protection International, the International Federation for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Union (EU) Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders . […]
Joint Statement on the Eu Conclusions on the 10th Anniversary of the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders.
The undersigned organisations working with and for human rights defenders (HRDs) welcome the adoption by the Council of the European Union (EU) of the 23 June 2014 Conclusions on the 10th Anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. We express satisfaction with the renewed commitment of the EU and its Member States to […]
Khon Rak Ban Kerd demands participation to protect their communities from the harmful effects of mining in Loei Province
The Khon Rak Ban Kerd [KRBK] group is made up of villagers from 6 villages affected by the gold mining operations by the company Thung Kam Co Ltd in Loei province, in North Eastern Thailand. The KRBK group strives to protect the environment and defend natural resources against exploitation by unethical investors who have no […]
Syafii’s struggle for religious minority rights in East Java
With a population of around 250 million characterized by high ethnic and religious diversity, Indonesia has been facing the difficult challenge of maintaining peaceful and harmonious co-existence between followers of different faiths. In some instances, religious minority communities have been chased away from their homes. After a conflict with an anti-Shiite group in August 2012, […]
Protection International and University Deusto sign collaboration agreement
Protection International and the Pedro Arrupe Human Rights Institute at University Deusto signed a collaboration agreement last Friday in Bilbao to enhance students’ practical and applied research projects in humanitarian action. September 19th, 2014. Bilbao, Spain – For twenty years, the […]
Geneva: Pi and the United Nations Special Rapporteur
The roundtable provided an opportunity for taking stock of current experiences of human rights defenders (HRDs), governments and international and regional organizations about how national mechanisms for the protection of HRDs work. The event was attended by officials from several European and Latin American Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva, regional organizations, […]
EU Parliament Assesses the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
Protection International draws your attention to this important Exchange of views on EU policies on human rights defenders, including the presentation of a study on Assessing the Implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. This event will happen in the European Parliament on Tuesday, 28 May 2013 10h00 – 11h30, and will be web-streamed […]
Eu Guidelines for Hrds: Increased Involvement Needed by Eu Diplomats
Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) of the European Parliament held an exchange of views on EU policies concerning human rights defenders (HRD). Chairwoman, Mrs Barbara Lochbihler, reminded attendees about the importance of defenders’ work and the need to place them higher on the political agenda, due to the many threats they face. Karen Bennett, researcher at the Human Rights […]