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 […]
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 environment, […]
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 […]
21 May 2018: Protection International and CEJIL present their latest publication #EsTiempoYa in Guatemala City
Brussels-Guatemala City, 16 May 2018 Protection International and the Centre for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) will be in Guatemala City next Monday 21 May at 16:00 in order to present their latest publication: Es Tiempo ya, effective public policies for the right to defend human rights. Because of the high number of attacks against […]
21 May 2018: Protection International and CEJIL present their latest publication #EsTiempoYa in Guatemala City
Brussels-Guatemala City, 16 May 2018 Protection International and the Centre for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) will be in Guatemala City next Monday 21 May at 16:00 to present their latest publication: Es Tiempo ya, effective public policies for the Right to defend human rights. Because of the high number of attacks against human rights […]
“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 and other organisations call for guarantees for human rights defenders
Tegucigalpa, 4 May 2018 On the occasion of the visit of the UN rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders, Michel Forst, to Tegucigalpa, 17 organizations, including Protection International, have signed a statement asking for guarantees to exercise the right to defend human rights in Honduras, a key action in the existence of democracy and the strengthening of the […]
PI participates in event Protecting human rights defenders in Honduras: scope and challenges
This Friday 04/05/2018, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Protection International is participating in an event on the Protection of human rights defenders in Honduras, organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras (OHCHR) and the Centre for Justice and International Law (CEJIL). Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation […]
Protection International pays tribute to all women human rights defenders
To mark International Women’s Rights Day, Protection International pays tribute to all women around the world fighting to defend their rights and the rights of their communities to achieve a more just and more sustainable future for all. Struggling to defend their culture, their identity, their territory, their livelihoods, organised within grassroots organisations, social movements or trade […]