The Right to Defend Human Rights, not for all? A Case Study of Public Policies on Human Rights Defenders in the DRC
Megan Thomas In the regions of North and South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) faces significant challenges due to structural constraints and active efforts by authorities to limit civic space. While the introduction of protective edicts offers hope, various obstacles hinder their full implementation. […]
Consulstant(e) pour Conseil en Développement Organisationnel et Renforcement de la Durabilité
Date de publication de l’offre: 13 Octobre 2023Date de cloture: 7 Novembre 2023Durée de la consultance: 1 Mois À propos de Protection International Protection International RD Congo est une organisation non gouvernementale spécialisée dans la gestion de la sécurité et la protection des défenseures des droits humains (DDH) et des organisations communautaires. PI renforce principalement les […]
Consultant (e) National (e) : Formateur /trice Sur L’Elaboration Des Modules Simplifies Et Adaptes Sur La Protection Physique, Resolution Des Conflits Et Mediation, Plaidoyer, Genre Et Masculinite Positive
A Propos De Protection International Protection International (PI) a vu ses débuts en 1998 sous le nom de PBI European Office. Ce bureau est devenu Protection International en 2007. Les équipes se sont attachées à proposer un accompagnement sur le long terme aux défenseur·e·s des droits humains en danger. L’objectif est de donner aux défenseur·e·s […]
Germain Rukuki: Timeline of the Case
In July 2017, the human rights defender Germain Rukuki was arrested in his home and later charged with “rebellion”, “threatening state security”, “attacking the authority of the State” and “participation in an insurrectionist movement”, although no conclusive evidence was ever presented to back the prosecution’s counts. Four years later, Germain has been released from prison. […]
Practical Manual on Protection for Human Rights Defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019)
Our latest publication on the protection of human rights defenders was developed from field research conducted by Protection International (PI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With nearly 10 years of experience working with human rights defenders in the DRC, the PI DRC team has used this expertise to develop an up-to-date approach to […]
The criminalisation of la Lucha movement in DRC | Criminalisation Series #2
11/07/2018 – Protection International (PI) launches its report on the criminalisation of la Lucha, a citizen movement for the defense of human rights, exposing the characteristics and impacts of this criminalisation on the members of the movement and on their communities and social networks, in the particular context of the Democratic Republic of Congo. With […]
Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya | Criminalisation Series #1
Protection International (PI) launches the second edition of a new publication series on criminalisation, Criminalisation of rural-based human rights defenders in Kenya – Impact and counterstrategies, which analyses the criminalization of human rights defenders in Kenya in its multiple forms, the impact and the counterstrategies used by HRDs to fight and prevent criminalization. In recent […]
Protection Journal #4: Protecting your life, my life, our lives
This manual focuses on the work and the protection of women human rights defenders and is the fruit of reflexion and testimonies that they have shared with us over years of experience. Available in English and Spanish. The Protection Manual number 4, from the series published by UDEFEGUA and PI, is dedicated to the defenders. […]
Executive Summary of a Study on the Protection of Victims and Witnesses in D.R. Congo
This summary is drawn from a study conducted over several months on the protection of victims and witnesses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 2012. “Executive Summary of a Study on the Protection of Victims and Witnesses in D.R. Congo” is drawn from a study conducted over several months on the protection […]
Observation report on the Chebeya-Bazana case before the Kinshasa-Gombe military court
Protection International (PI) helps and supports Congolese NGOs in the defense of human rights defenders and their rights. Due to the prevailing climate of impunity of the Democratic Republic of Congo and specially in relation with abuses against human rights defenders, it’s been necessary to make an appeal on a fair trial, the compliance of […]