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The AHRI Bilbao Declaration: A critical review of the UN Declaration on HRDs

In early September, Protection International participated in the 2023 AHRI Conference, hosted by the University of Deusto. A key outcome was the later-issued AHRI Bilbao Declaration, which serves as a critical review of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), particularly spotlighting both its strengths and areas for improvement. This year is significant for […]

The Sunflower Declaration: A call to action to protect human rights defenders at risk

Today, the “Sunflower Declaration” was released, a call to action that PI endorsed to protect human rights defenders at risk. This declaration – issued as part of the Nobel Peace Conference 2023 – reiterates that everyone can be a human rights defender, that this role can take several forms and that human rights cannot exist […]

Innovation and Other Paradigms for Public Policies for the Protection of HRDs

Originally published in the Centro Regional de Servicios (CRES) Disponible la versión en español | La version française est disponible Luis Enrique Eguren y Alexandra Loaiza Introduction Since 1997, almost 26 years ago, a series of pioneering mechanisms and programs for the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) have been created in different countries of […]

Apply by July 31 to our UPDATED e-learning course on “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations”

Protection International (PI) is launching the NEW and UPDATED edition of our e-learning course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” from 11 September – 3 December 2023. Registrations are open until July 31, 2023 (deadline extended). For an application form and detailed information about the course, send an e-mail to: […]

Psychosocial Approach for Human Rights Defenders: Russian version announcement

[Версия русского текста ниже] Protection International are happy to announce the publication of our Psychosocial Approach for Human Rights Defenders guide in Russian. This tool is an invaluable resource for all those who work with human rights defenders (HRDs), providing guidance on how to address the emotional and psychological impacts of working in challenging and […]

Human Rights Defenders Poetry Challenge book inspire activists of today and tomorrow

Protection International (PI) created a poetry challenge as a way to support and celebrate human rights defenders who embody the power of peaceful protest, and who are pushing social movements forward, even amidst the challenges of a global pandemic. We chose to highlight poetry, because poetry is a critical element of human rights movements, and […]

Women human rights defenders come together around the world

Collectives of women human rights defenders (HRDs) are organising around the world to combat the violations of their rights, deepened by the structural discrimination that women face almost everywhere in the world. For more than 15 years, Protection International (PI) has witnessed these women’s resilience, empowerment and strength. Women’s movements are coming together from Latin […]

Applications are now OPEN for our e-learning course on “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations“

Protection International (PI) will be running the second edition of its 2023 online course “Security and Protection Management for Human Rights Defenders and Social Organisations” from 10 April – 2 July 2023. Registrations are open until March 20, 2023 (20/03/2023). For an application form and detailed information about the course, send an e-mail to: e-learning@protectioninternational.org. […]