Protection International
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| Motto | Defending human rights defenders |
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| Founded | 1998 in Belgium (PBI-BEO), became Protection International in 2007 |
| Type | Non-profit |
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| Services | Reinforcing the security and protection of HRDs |
| Fields | Training, capacity-building, advocacy, video advocacy, (field) research, international community mobilisation |
| Website | www.protectioninternational.org www.protectionline.org |
Protection International (PI) is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs). Its stated mission is to enhance the security and the protection of "threatened civil society actors with non-violent means, especially those who fight for their legitimate rights and for the rights of others as they are guaranteed by the international humanitarian law and the human rights conventions".
Protection International began its activities in 1998 as the former European Office of Peace Brigades International (PBI-BEO) and is headquartered in Brussels. Working on the principle that "human rights defenders are one of the main actors fighting against impunity in the name of justice", PI runs field projects in several countries (the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Nepal, Thailand, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras) and conflict-stricken zones such as the East and Horn of Africa in collaboration with local partner organisations.
It provides human rights defenders (i.e. trade unionists, journalists, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals defenders, members of anti-corruption organizations, etc.) with training, knowledge and tools, such as the Protection Manual for Human Rights Defenders ", to develop protection measures into their work and enable them "to defend all human rights". Protection International also aims at mobilising the national and international community (parliaments, governments, the United Nations, the media and public opinion).
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