Authorship: Press

CNN
Georgia | Europe & Eurasia
News
2023

Georgia| Georgia’s Parliament Formally Repeals “Foreign Influence” Bill That Sparked Huge Protests.

CNN – Georgia’s parliament on Friday formally repealed a controversial “foreign influence” bill that sparked large protests amid concerns that...
Read More
Philstar
Philippines | Asia
News
2023

The Philippines: Bill Protecting Human Rights Defenders Hurdles House Panel

For the third time in nearly two decades, a bill seeking to protect human rights defenders and punish acts of...
Read More
Fortune TV Liberia
Liberia | Africa
News
2022

Liberia: Civil Society Discussions on Draft Law for Human Rights Defenders

In February 2022, human rights defenders came together to discuss the development of a draft law for the protection of...
Read More
Human Rights House Foundation
Europe & Eurasia
Paper or analysis
2021

Europe: Human Rights House Foundation study on protection of human rights defenders

In 2021, the Human Rights House Foundation published a report entitled: “Protecting Defenders in 2021: How to Improve Infrastructure to...
Read More
La Nueva Prensa, AP News
Colombia | Americas
News
2022

Colombia: Illegal Surveillance of Defenders by the UNP

Concerning news has come forward on the Colombian National Protection Unit (Unidad Nacional de Protección or UNP in Spanish). Personnel...
Read More
Rappler
Philippines | Asia
News
2022

Philippines: Law proposals for the protection of defenders

In the Philippines, two proposals on the protection of human rights defenders are pending. As stated in the attached article:...
Read More
Pulso Diario de San Luis
Mexico | Americas
News
2021

Mexico, Nuevo Leon: Agreement with Ministry of the Interior to Protect Activists

“MONTERREY, NL, December 22 (EL UNIVERSAL) – The Undersecretary for Human Rights, Population and Migration of the Ministry of the...
Read More
infobae
Americas | Bolivia
News
2021

Bolivia: Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa Calls on Government to Create Protection Mechanism for Journalists

Translation by Protection International of the original article from Infobae. The country’s National Press Association reported more than twenty cases...
Read More
La República Perú
Peru | Americas
News
2021

Peru: Government will Implement the Inter-Sectoral Mechanism for the Protection of Defenders

In Peru, the government confirmed that they will implement the Intersectoral mechanism for the protection of human rights defenders. This...
Read More
Agencia EFE
Peru | Americas
News
2021

Peru: Environmental Defenders Urge End to Violence, Call for Protection

A group of human rights and environmental defenders from various regions of Peru demonstrated in Lima on Wednesday to demand...
Read More

We are an international non-profit organization that supports human rights defenders in developing their security and protection management strategies. Protection International has been working since 2004 with local partners in over thirty countries across the globe.

Follow us

Facebook Twitter Youtube Linkedin

Contact us

Envelope

© 2021 Protection International | Website by Prosite