Civil Society Organisations Urge the Colombian Government to Guarantee the Right to Peaceful Public Assembly and Demonstration
International civil society organisations urge the Colombian government to guarantee the right to peaceful public assembly and demonstration, which is enshrined in the Political Constitution of Colombia, and to protect the lives of those who exercise it [Bogotá, 3 May 2021] The peaceful marches that have been carried out by Colombian citizens in many cities […]
What do we mean by collective protection?
What do we mean by collective protection and what are its main elements? In the infographic below, we share the key concepts that are needed to better understand collective protection. What is it? Who constitutes a collective of human rights defenders? What are their approaches? And what are some examples within the Colombian context? Protection […]
The Right to Defend Human Rights During COVID-19
Within the framework of the social, economic and public health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic, Protection International Colombia created the following guidebook aimed at human rights defenders and their communities within the country. This guide contains relevant information and basic recommendations for addressing the risks faced by human rights defenders and communities, which are intensified […]
Research Reveals Systematic Patterns in the Murder of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia
[31 March 2021] The Interchurch Commission for Justice and Peace, the organizations Fundación Forjando Futuros and Somos Defensores, the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz), and the Colombian Commission of Jurists—with the support of Protection International, OXFAM and DIAKONIA—presented the preliminary finding of research that points to the existence of systematic patterns in […]
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 […]
Risk Diagnostic of the Situation of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in Vichada, Colombia
On 4 March, Protection International Colombia joined together with the Corporación Claretiana Norman Pérez Bello, the communities of the El Trompillo Settlement, and the indigenous Resguardos of La Llanura and La Pascua in the municipality of La Primavera to present a risk diagnostic named “Canaleteando juntos y juntas la defensa de lo nuestro: a look […]
Protection International and 79 CSOs Write to US Secretary of State to Encourage Biden Administration to Elevate HRDs’ Protection as a US Foreign Policy Priority
February 9, 2021 Hon. Antony Blinken Secretary of State United States of America CC: Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senator James Risch, Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Representative; Gregory Meeks, Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs Representative; Michael McCaul, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs Dear Secretary Blinken: We, the […]
Collective Protection: Conversations with Human Rights Defenders in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras
Report on discussions concerning the collective protection of individuals and communities that are defenders of human, environmental, and territorial rights In 2020, Protection International-PI, the Associação de Advogados de Trabalhadores Rurais- AATR (Brazil), the Centro de Estudos e Ação Social-CEAS (Brazil) and the Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço – CESE (Brazil), organized four virtual conversations to […]
[Spanish] Protección colectiva: conversaciones con personas defensoras de derechos humanos en Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala y Honduras
To read the English article, follow the link. Memorias de cuatro conversatorios sobre la protección colectiva a personas y colectividades defensoras de los derechos humanos, ambientales y territoriales En 2020, las organizaciones Protection International (PI) con su trabajo en Brasil; la Associação de Advogados de Trabalhadores Rurais- AATR (Brasil); el Centro de Estudos e Ação […]
195 International Organizations Denounce Latest Attacks Against Members of the Peaceful Resistance to Escobal Mine
Demands for an investigation and an end to company interference in Guatemala following assassination attempt and threats against members of the peaceful resistance to the Canadian-owned Escobal mine 21 January 2021 To whom it may concern, The below-signed organizations denounce the assassination attempt against Mr. Julio David González Arango, a member of the Peaceful Resistance […]