Human Rights Day: “For Those Who Died Trying” Exhibition Launched at MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai
On the occasion of Human Rights Day, British photographer Luke Duggleby, in collaboration with Protection International, launched the exposition of his project “For Those Who Died Trying” at MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Open until the end of February, the exhibition looks to preserve the memory of those who lost their lives […]
[Statement] 226 Civil Society Organisations urge the Thai government to drop all charges against 14 HRDs from the Ban Sapwai community
Brussels, 1 July 2019 In response to the unjust prosecution of 14 land and human rights defenders in Thailand, Protection International, alongside 225 international Civil Society Organisations, has signed the following statement: Available in English and Thai Human Rights Organisations Urge Thai Government to Drop All Charges Against Women Land and Human Rights Defenders in […]
Joint Statement: Human Rights Groups Urge Thai Government to Release Nittaya Muangklang, Women Human Rights Defenders Working on Land Rights Issues
25 May 2019 – Chiang Mai, Thailand The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development (APWLD) and Protection International (PI) strongly object to the recent decision of the Chaiyaphum province Appeals Court to find Nittaya Muangklang guilty of land encroachment and unsanctioned clearing of national park land. The court’s decision upholds the provisions of […]
For Those Who Died Trying – European Concert Premiere
On 20 May 2019, Protection International will host the European concert premiere of Frank Horvat’s music album ‘For Those Who Died Trying‘. The project ‘For Those Who Died Trying’ presents the photographs of 37 murdered or abducted human rights defenders in Thailand. This project by Protection International looks to remember those who died defending human […]
[Open Letter] Protection International adds its name to the Environmental Defenders Declaration for South East Asia
Brussels, 08/01/2019 – In August 2018, Earth Rights Defenders, Not1More (N1M), and Cambodian Youth Network hosted the Forest Defenders Conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with more than 90 defenders and allies in attendance. This conference came together as a response to the closing of political space and the growth of impunity in Southeast Asia. The […]
70th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights| Women HRDs from the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand and photographer Luke Duggleby awarded by Thai National Human Rights Commission
10/12/2018, Brussels/Bangkok – Protection International (PI) is pleased to congratulate the families of Montha Chukaew and Pranee Boonrat from the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand (SPFT) and photographer Luke Duggleby, who will be awarded by the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand to honor their valuable work in promoting and protecting human rights. The ceremony […]
#WHRDsDay | Protection International celebrates the launch of the Women Human Rights Defenders Quilt with Thai women HRDs and Canadian Ambassador to Thailand
20 December 2018, Bangkok – Protection International, together with the Canadian Ambassador to Thailand and 20 Thai women human rights defenders, celebrate today International Women Human Rights Defenders Day by launching the Women Human Rights Defenders Quilt, a craft and artistic project carried out by human rights defenders from Thailand accompanied by Protection International and […]
Murdered activists cross the ocean for the first time – Great success for The Thailand HRDs – For those why died trying Concert
07/08/2018 – The music piece The Thailand HRDs, by Toronto composer Frank Horvat & inspired by the photo essay For Those Who Died Trying, by photographer Luke Duggleby, was played as a Premiere concert yesterday 06 August 2018 in Toronto, Canada by the world-renowned Mivos Quartet. Part concert, part photo exhibit, and memorial to these victims […]
Protection International and other civil society organisations condemn violence against environment defenders in Indonesia
Jakarta, 2 May 2018 Protection International endorses the joint statement by its local partner in Indonesia WALHÍ and other civil society organisations, on shooting tragedy against the community of Marosi Coast, West Sumba. The State Shall Stop the Terror of Death and Violence against Environment Defender and Agrarian Fighter in Indonesia. We, civil society organizations working on […]
Protection International and other civil society organisations condemn violence against environment defenders in Indonesia
Jakarta, 2 May 2018 Protection International endorses the joint statement by its local partner in Indonesia WALHÍ and other civil society organizations, on the shooting tragedy against the community of Marosi Coast, West Sumba. The State Shall Stop the Terror of Death and Violence against the Environment Defender and Agrarian Fighter in Indonesia. We, civil society organizations […]