The right to defend under COVID-19: The voice of a Thai woman human rights defender
Brussels, 8 April 2020 The right to defend human rights is severely affected by COVID-19, especially for rural and indigenous communities of defenders. Taking Thailand as a case in point, Protection International interviewed Yupin Saja, an indigenous woman human rights defender from the Rak Lahu (Love Lahu) group, on her life under COVID-19. “Here food […]
16th Year of Somchai’s Disappearance Committed to Memory: the Disappeared and Those They Left Behind
On 11 March 2020, the Neelapaijit Family, Amnesty International Thailand, Cross-Cultural Foundation, Human Rights Lawyer Association, International Commission of Jurists, Protection International, and UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia, with the support of the European Union, will co-host an exhibition featured personal belongings of those who disappeared or went missing, followed by a public […]
2020 CEDAW Progress Report Card: WHRDs reporting on Thailand’s compliance with the 2017 CEDAW Concluding Observations
The Convention to eliminate all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) provides important protection tools for women and girls in international human rights law. According to CEDAW, recognising and guaranteeing equal treatment between women and men is not enough. Rather, its state signatories have the duty to take appropriate action towards the elimination of all […]
Event [Thailand] – 2020 International Women’s Day: CEDAW Progress Report Card by WHRDs
Within the framework of the 2020 International Women’s Day, Protection International is honored to invite you to the Launch of the CEDAW Progress Report Card: Women Human Rights Defenders. The event will take place on the 4th of March 2020, from 10.00-12.30 at FCCT Penthouse, Maneeya Center 518/5 Ploenchit Road (connected to the BTS Skytrain […]
Event – Launch of Art for Resistance: Quilts of Women Human Rights Defenders
On Tuesday, 4th February 2020, Protection International, with the support of Canada’s Embassy in Thailand, launched the Exhibition Art for Resistance: Quilts of Women Human Rights Defenders, which included discussions on the situation of Women Human Rights Defenders in a pseudo-democracy. The launch, which took place at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, allowed members […]
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 […]
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 […]