Annual Report Protection International 2013

1 2 Contents Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) work context and risk levels (based table of Note from remain at the core of Protection on groups with differing levels of 3-5 Note from the team International (PI)’s work. In 2013, vulnerability- Women Human Rights 6-7 DR Congo: Integrating well-being into the security management of defenders we continued to support the work of Defenders (WHRDs), Lesbian, Gay, HRDs across the world and help make Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex contents 8-9 : Capacity building and security management with farming the team their environments safer. We worked (LGBTI) defenders, religious minorities, communities in partnership with defenders and non- etc.) and to protect their communication 10-11 : Empowering LGBTI defenders to manage their security governmental organisations (NGOs) and information systems. Finally, 12-13 : Building community networks with human rights defenders in the field; discussing their protection these organisations were also trained needs, and together designing tailored on territorial community protection 14-15 : Increased protection and equality in Afro-descendant populations protection strategies. PI also reached - coordinating measures with other 16-17 Guatemala: Defending rights in contexts of exploitation of natural resources out to key stakeholders and influenced stakeholders and reaching out to them to facilite and make the work of authorities. 18-20 Thematic Priorities: Public policies and protection networks HRDs safer. PI also runs online training courses on 21 Publications 2013 drew the attention of our work capacity building. In 2013, this included 22-23 Highlights to the following key areas: capacity a postgraduate distance-learning course 24-25 Annual Financial Report building, research projects, working for HRD in conjunction with Olavide with duty bearers on the development University (in Seville, Spain), as well of national public policies protecting as courses specially catered to the HRDs and ensuring the implementation (UN), the Mexican of existing protection policies for HRDs. government, an HRD network in Latin Capacity building is vital to making America concentrating its efforts on the environment of HRDs safer. The migrant security and our own staff. numbers demonstrate our reach: we On top of these courses, PI continued helped build the capacity of 1,600 to administer its classic online training HRDs and, as defenders incorporated for defenders in English, Spanish and new forms of security management, this French. enabled them to continue their work in Another central aspect of our work a safer environment. is our research and dissemination of We also accompanied over 95 civil society subsequent lessons learnt which remains org anisations (CSOs) in 15 countries, essential to HRDs worldwide. A key often in isolated parts of , South element in this knowledge sharing is our and Central America and . With publications. Our flagship publication, PI’s support and guidance, organisations The New Protection Manual for Human begin to develop new approaches to their Rights Defenders, was translated in protection and are able to better carry Kiswahili, and a tailored version of it out risk assessments, analyse security was produced for community-based incidents and respond to evolving trends HRDs in Thailand. of threats and attacks. Another important publication, FOCUS These organisations can then train Report 2013, provides an analytical their own protection networks, design review of current national public preventive measures according to local policies focused on HRD protection.

2 Annual Report - Contents Annual Report - Note 3 Other publications PI has contributed to counselling on protection mechanisms minorities in Indonesia and Pakistan, To ensure continued stability and Note from or produced include a guide to security for the Las Pavas community, who Note from which played a part in the EEAS strong organisational governance as we at home (Cuadernos de Protección No 3: was later officially recognised under adopting new Guidelines on the go forward, PI established a new entity “Medidas de protección personales y en the status of victim, awarded State Freedom of Religion or Belief. in 2013: the Executive Direction. Made the team el hogar para DDH”), on the protection compensation and allowed to stay on the team These are just a few examples of our up of three Executive Directors, this of WHRDs and gender-based violence their land, despite threats. efforts to support and advocate for new Execution has and will continue to (No 4: “Cuidándonos como Defensoras”), A fourth area of progress for PI in HRDs. We are pleased to report the strengthen PI’s governance structure. and a second release of a community 2013 was raising awareness amongst above achievements in supporting So we dedicate this annual report to our protection guide for defenders living in stakeholders of obligations to implement defenders, but are also happy to have teams in the field; who, as defenders remote areas (Cuidándonos). existing HRD protection policies. passed through a difficult financial of defenders, are constantly taking A third area of work in 2013 which To this end, PI organised two round period, emerging stronger. The recent risks themselves. It is also dedicated to we are proud of was our advocacy tables in June and December 2013 financial crisis affected PI, as it had those working in head office, and all our work towards duty bearers on national involving the European External others, but thanks to everybody’s efforts partners - individuals and organisations public policies to protect HRDs in 10 Action Service (EEAS) and UN Special and your support, we managed to pull with whom we work hand-in-hand. countries. PI helped incite progress Rapporteur on national public policies through as a more financially stable and Your backing enables us to continue our internationally and, in some individual for the protection of HRDs. mature organisaiton. long-term support of HRDs. countries, raise awareness on the importance of national public policies In February 2013, PI provided a that protect HRDs along with the keynote to Human Rights Focal Points state’s obligation to protect them. For of Delegations on the instance, we trained UN and Mexican subject of HRD criminalisation and government officials in 2013 on how their shrinking space in society. This to assess risk and design protection can be considered an important factor measures in the framework of ’s in the European Parliament (EP)’s National Protection Mechanism for latter decision to create a Human Rights HRDs and . Action Unit as well as parliamentary resolutions that reflect their concerns PI also advised Civil Society for HRDs. Finally, together with the Organisations (CSOs) and National Human Rights Democracy Network Human Rights Institutions on similar EP working group, PI helped initiate a law initiatives in , Ivory Coast DROI (EP’s Sub-Committee on Human and Burundi. In 2013, this involved Rights) joint meeting with national providing an expert statement at the parliaments on HRDs protection. Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in the case of HRD Luna In Turkey, PI supported the campaign López vs the State of Honduras, which for the release of 22 HRDs and trade dealt with minimum national public unionists in April 2013 using EU policy standards to protect HRDs. This Guidelines. We liaised with Members statement was accepted and included of Parliament (parliamentary questions in the IACHR sentence on the case, were raised in Belgium, Germany and creating legal precedent. Spain) and ensured that diplomats monitored the trial, visited HRDs in PI has had a role as a supporting prison and produced written accounts partner concerning witness protection of the situation. during trials held in Kenya, Guatemala, Democratic Republic of Congo and PI also provided recommendations Thailand. In Colombia, PI provided based on its protection work to religious

4 Annual Report - Note Annual Report - Note 5 In the Democratic Republic of Congo A ripple effect of these activists’ deaths DR Congo (DRC), HRDs, in their ceaseless is observed in the organizations they efforts to assist victims of human rights worked with; their former colleagues, violations, are often themselves put paralyzed with fear and uncertainty Integrating under grave danger. about what awaits them, hinder well-being Everyday, HRDs must cope with organisations from pursuing their cause. the fear of torture, murder, freedom In response to many requests received into the restrictions, forced exile, arbitrary arrest from HRDs operating in this stressful and other violations. Living in a constant context, PI has developed a set of tools security state of stress takes not only a physical that allow HRDs to safely pursue their toll on HRDs, but significantly affects work. management their work, families and the victims they One such tool evolves around capacity assist. building: PI, in coordination with its of defenders This past decade, HRDs and journalists partner Capacitar, PI has worked on in the DRC have been subjected to developing HRDs’ stress management serious violations that have cost the lives skills to allow for better coping of their of several, including: Pascal Kabungulu daily high levels of stress. (Héritiers de la Justice); Serge Maheshe Capacitar draws from years of and Didace Namujimbo (Radio Okapi); experience working on the complexities in Spanish), develop mutual support HRDs have spoken of the positive Bruno Koko (Radio Stars); and Frank of stress management. The organisation systems and thus empowering HRDs to change that these new techniques bring Ngikye, Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle has formed a large international network reconstruct their lives. to their lives. Bazana (Voix des sans Voix). aiming to build capacity (“Capacitar” Capacitar ‘s simple techniques used Building on these successes, PI and to improve well-being are drawn from Capacitar established a local stress With partner practices of the popular education management network in South Kivu. Capacitar, PI movement. Practices stem from both The network plans to raise awareness traditional healing techniques and up-to- of and train HRDs in the Capacitar has developed date research on the brain and traumatic techniques, and thus help HRDs in the defenders’ stress stress. DRC better assess and manage the risks management These include: moving the body to and stress they face daily. encourage the circulation of energy; HRDs in DRC now have one more tool to skills to better fingerhold practices for managing help them work in hostile environments cope with daily emotions, breathing and visualization; and constant stress. PI will continue to struggles. acupressure to relieve pain or stress; accompany them until they are fully and Emotional Freedom Therapy empowered. techniques, such as tapping the finger

Africa tips to release emotion. PI and Capacitar were able to test the effectiveness of these techniques with HRDs in North and South Kivu. The results have been undeniable: many

6 Annual Report - Africa Annual Report - Africa 7 The region of Kilifi County in Kenya is MRF brings together individuals Kenya known as the “salt belt” due to the large- and community-based organisations scale salt mining companies that have working on human rights in Kilifi acquired huge parcels of land under County empowering HRDs in pursuit Capacity dubious circumstances. The activities of protection and access to justice on of these companies tend to displace issues of land, indigenous, labour and building small local farming communities from children’s rights. the most agriculturally rich land. When PI began working with MRF in and security Deprived of their work, they have 2010, the organisation was employing few livelihood options, except casual risky, ad-hoc security pratices with its management labour at the salt mines, where they face HRDs with no global security strategy in challenging working conditions and place. with farming earn less than $2 a day. In the past, when The partnership with PI has since communities have demonstrated against then allowed MRF to develop a more communities the mining companies, they have been secure working environment for its met with brutal physical repression members. Incorporating various attitude and violence, and even shot at by the and behaviour-change approaches, PI police influenced by companies’ bribes. designed a strategy with MRF that raises To better address these violations both members’ capacity and awareness and farming communities’ rights, the of risks that occur in their domaine of technical support in the form of need visited Magarini in response to a Malindi Rigths Forum (MRF) was work, all while adopting new measures assessments, trainings and expertise petition sent to him by the MRF in established. that respond to such risks. on security network and community December 2013. He admitted that Based in the town of Marereni, protection strategies. It also gathered illegal allocations of land had been Throughout the process, PI provided litigation information and expanded made across the country - including MRF’s stakeholder network. in the satlt belt - and that the NLC PI designed The result is an organisation with had identified a Task Force (yet to be a strategy for security measures implemented across officialised) to investigate the matter. all workfronts, and member who better In his vision to resolve Magarini’s land the Malindi manage their security both at work and issues by end 2014, the Chairperson Rights Forum at home. promised to end Krystaline Salt Works’ activities in Marereni. that raises The strategy did not just address organisation security, but also autonomy. Such events results not only in greater defenders’ In adopting community practices such recognition of MRF work in its member capacity and as harvesting salt independently, MRF communities, but also sets the stage awareness of gained greater financial autonomy and for future achievement in the field of economic empowerment to cover the costs human rights. Many challenges await, risks. of its many court battles. but MRF is committed to the continued implentation and development of its In the final months of 2013, MRF community protection strategy. engaged with high level duty bearers in Africa drafting a strategy to raise awareness of As MRF’s success grows, PI continues to the situation faced by its members. encourage its development of security- conscient practices and remains “on On 8 February 2014, Kenya’s National call” for technical support as needed. Land Commission (NLC) Chairperson

8 Annual Report - Africa Annual Report - Africa 9 A country dominated by conservative LGBTI community during community Indonesia values, Indonesia is a difficult and at events in 2010. times dangerous place for LGBTI “2010 really was a wake-up call,” said Empowering individuals. King Oey at Arus Pelangi, who, with One of the organizations at the forefront of the successful movements in early LGBTI this movement is Arus Pelangi. Founded 2000 thought that LGBTI “didn’t in Jakarta in 2006, Arus Pelangi works to need to worry about these kinds of things defenders to advance the rights of Indonesian LGBTI anymore.” people through direct support and Arus Pelangi took action with PI to manage their advocacy. It also serves as an umbrella re-establish security in its network of organization that heads the Indonesian LGBTI human right defenders (HRDs). security LGBTIQ Forum. This included translating PI’s Protection In its efforts to bring about change, Manual for LGBTI HRDs in Bahasa and Arus Pelangi works to raise awareness co-organizing a 5-day training event on through public campaigns. In 2013, security. the organistion held a parade during The organisation also took a lead role as Jakarta’s Car Free Day to celebrate the protection hub for its network, both in International Day against Homophobia emergency response coordination and the and Transphobia. transfer of security management skills and organizations report to when they face a In early 2013, PI helped Arus Pelangi Arus Pelangi first realised an evident need tools. threat,” noted Arus Pelangi worker Yuli, facilitate a workshop for organizations “With PI we have “but often when they are based outside from Aceh, a region where application for protection and security management “[We] have perhaps been the only LGBTI Jakarta, we cannot help them. of Sharia Law poses a real risk for after a series of violent attacks on the organization that LGBTI people or mainstreamed security through “That’s why, with PI we have mainstreamed LGBTI. Finally, Digital security grew security through training sessions in order in importance for Arus Pelangi in 2013 training sessions to improve understanding of protection after its and partner organisations’ to improve and security and develop ways to protect websites were hacked or blocked several understanding staff and LGBTI populations.” times. of protection From 2010 up to present day, Arus Pelangi carries out routine security and security assessments before public events. At the and develop Rainbow Badminton Cup & Diversity ways to protect Fair (photo) held in August 2013 for example, the organisation established staff and LGBTI evacuation routes with local police and populations.” as well as a security team. During its 2013 anti-bullying campaign, a security Yuli, Staff at Arus Pelangi leaflet was distributed to volunteers Asia resuming contents from PI’s Protection Manual.

10 Annual Report - Asia Annual Report - Asia 11 2013 was a year of close collaboration struggles and most aware of the realities Thailand between PI’s Protection Desk (PD) they face when working to change the Thailand and the country’s community- conditions of their oppression. As they based human rights defenders (HRDs). exchanged experiences with PI, they Building The year began with the development also improved their ability to critically of the PI Protection Manual in Thai. assess these experiences as well as their community The manual was intended to help HRD vulnerabilities as HRDs. communities develop risk assessments, The fruit of this collaboration was the networks with create security systems and context- publication of the Protection Manual in specific protection measures in their Thai mid-2013, and its distribution to human rights resistance of large-scale development different HRD communities. defenders projects and fight to conserve natural PI believes that protection involves resources. not only physical protection but also To write the manual, PI began by measures to support the wellbeing inviting local HRDs to form an advisory of community-based HRDs. This is committee, participate in PI workshops why in 2013 PI worked particularly to them persevere in their struggles. As a result of PI engagement, community- as experts and draw on their own design and integrate flexible approaches Rather than becoming overstretched based HRDs are now able to overtake experiences as a starting point for the to deal with stress. This process was trying to cooperate with many groups PI’s role as ‘change agent’ themselves manual’s content. These HRDs are, fun, relaxing and enhanced solidarity in different regions, PI chose to work and reach outside their communities to after all, central to the local justice amongst HRDs, which in turn helped PI acts as closely with a few communities in order build networks and develop resources to develop real, sustainable protection to support communities’ struggles. a ‘change and security mechanisms. For example, the Udonthani Nature agent’ in HRD Conservation group has been mentoring These communities came from two and working with the Suwankooha communities: Thai regions: Klong Sai in the South community to develop its capacities in and Suwankooha in the North-east. The advocacy. helping former is fighting to obtain land titles members while the latter is engaged in protecting By year’s end, PI had initiated the identify and their rights against a stone quarrying formation of several community HRD company. PI provided advice to these networks, which resulted in a better implement communities and encouraged them exchange of best practices in advocacy security plans take action to protect themselves. Both and security management. Networks have developed security systems and empower communities and are key rooted in existing new measures in 2013. to guaranteeing sustainability and community consistency.During a recent PI workshop PI acts as a ‘change agent’ in HRD on ‘HRDs and Documentation’ , knowledge. communities: using a “training of community leaders expressed their trainers” model, trainers transfer skills to appreciation of PD thailand contribution

Asia the people they work with by encouraging in protecting HRDs in their communities. members to share experiences and develop security plans rooted in existing community knowledge.

12 Annual Report - Asia Annual Report - Asia 13 Historically, the ancestral indigenous These projects would not only do Colombia and black communities of Colombia and irreparable damage to the environment other parts of the world have fought to and cause widespread poverty, but realise their dreams of freedom –dreams also destroy the social fabric of the Increased that remain unrealised. communities. In fact, land is understood by Afro-descendent populations as the On the Pacific Coast of Colombia’s protection and place from where their culture was born south western Cauca Department, 12 1 and thrives. As the black communities’ equality in Afro-Colombian Community Councils source of creativity, its exploition would have been engaged in the pursuit of put future generations’ livelihood in Afro- freedom. Not just any freedom: this peril. Defending this right to the land has fight is, above all, a struggle for the right cost the12 communities many lives; thus descendant to livelihood, participation in governance theatening even the future survival of and self-determination. Afro-Colombian people as a whole. populations The communities have faced much PI’s Colombia Protection Desk (PD adversity: not only do the 12 communities COL) has been accompanying leaders suffer the rigours of armed conflict for more of Afro-descendent communities in the enable it to reduce the communities’ levels known as Conviteros, are elected by than five decades, but are also threatened region for the last three years. PI has of risk and strengthen organisational members of the community, drawn from by a government policy intending to evict been helping the regional community capacity in resisting external threats to both sexes and represent young people, them from their land and make way for council COCOCAUCA2 identify and their land. adults and elders. large-scale extractive industry projects. implement protection mechanisms to In 2012, COCOCAUCA’s ongoing Each Convitero fulfils a specific yet PI’s protection efforts to conceive protection mechanisms equally important role in the Convite in led to the development of an initiative representing the population’s interests strategy used known as the Convites Veredales, or “Local and protecting its ethnic and territorial ancestral Community Assemblies”. The strategy rights. The Palenquero, for example, knowledge to involved using ancestral knowledge to is the community spokesperson strengthen solidarity, communication and (Palenques refer to Afro-descendent build collective collective-action networks by which the communities in the region founded in action communities defend their territory. the 16-17th century by escaped slaves); networks Convites date back to early Afro- the Recaudador (Spanish for collector) in Afro- Descendent settlements and were is the treasurer; and the Cuidador tradionally used to collectively resolve (caretaker in Spanish) deals with descendant problems. They were thus resurrected by protection issues. communities. COCOCAUCA and PI to once again Nelson Mandela once said, “To be free is unify communities, plan and develop not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to collective activities that protect. live in a way that respects and enhances Convites have a non-hierarchical the freedom of others”. PI continues to structure with collective decision- support COCOCAUCA’s ‘Local

Latin America Community Assemblies.’ 1 Under Colombia’s Constitution, Community Councils have governmental authority over territories that have making. Convite assembly members, been recognised as ancestrally belonging to Afro-Colombian (or Afro-descendent) populations. 25,000 people, mainly afro-descendants live in the territory of the Community Councils of Chanzarà, El Playón, Integración, La 2 COCOCAUCA coordinates grass roots afro-descendent communities across Cauca Department and is the most repre- Mamuncia, Los Manglares, Napi, Río Guajuí, San Francisco and Sanjoc as well as some inhabitants of López de sentative body in the region. It is made up of 9 Community Councils (of the 18 in Cauca Department as a whole) and Micay and Guapi. three grass roots organisations. It operates in the municipalities of Guapi, Timbiquí and López de Micay.

14 Annual Report - Annual Report - Latin America 15 According to the International According to data compiled by the Guatemala Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Guatemalan Human Rights Defenders Bank, “poor countries can develop and Protection Unit (UDEFEGUA) on prosper through increasing exports of HRD murders between 2000 and Defending natural resources and raw goods”1; the 2013, land-related conflicts have reality however, is that the profits of such made the aforementioned HRDs rights in exports often end up in the hands of more vulnerable in recent years. They multinational companies. This paradox, have suffered increasingly serious contexts of condemned worldwide, is what the IMF attacks, this particularly since the calls “a natural resource curse intrinsic to presidency of former Army General exploitation most countries with oil or minerals.” The Otto Perez Molina in January 2012. organisation concludes that, “owning such Similar development trends exist for of natural resources stunts the long-term growth” of attempted murder, illegal detention developing countries. and persecution through legal system resources In this context, Human Rights Defenders manipulation. (HRDs) play a fundamental role in PI’s Protection Desk in Guatemala protecting local populations from what (known as Aj Noj PD Guatemala) is very they see as an attack on their right to a concerned about these developments, as healthy environment, food, water and it seems unlikely that the situation will continue to deny rural communities’ right rights in Jalapa and La primavera (Alta deciding what form of development is change in the near future. This especially to defend their territory. Verapaz). appropriate for their land. if extractive companies, international To improve the situation for HRDs in In addition to these 8 networks, PI has institutions and State governments Guatemala and beyond, PI researched also provided advice to the Asociación de Murders Protection and developed methodologies that led to Desarrollo Social (ADES) in Cabañas, 20 the creation of “Protection Networks”. El Salvador and the Consejo Cívico de Land issues Defence of territory Other Networks: 18 These networks regroup HRD Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas networks that communities and focus on developing de Honduras (COPINH) in the defense 16 regroup HRD safe, non-violent actions to defend their of their rights around gold mining and 14 communities land rights and minimise the effects of the hydroelectric activities. Finally, PI has 12 violence on HRDs. accompanied groups working with these 10 and focus on In total, PI has helped build eight grass roots organisations - journalists, 8 developing safe, Protection Networks in Guatemala, environmentalists and indigenous 6 non-violent each defending rights specific to their communities - in developing their risk analyses and security plans. 4 actions to defend communities: defending land rights 2 their rights and against gold mining in San Miguel 0 Ixtahuacan (San Marcos); hydroelectric 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 minimise effects grids in Barillas in Huehuetenango, Table prepared by Aj Noj PD Guatemala using the UDEFEGUA database of violence. Jocotán (Chiquimula) and Acodet (Ixcán Kiché); gold and silver mining in La Puya; mining, hydroelectric and 1 http://opsur.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/explotar-recursos-naturales-exportar-materias-primas-y-acumular-renta/ Latin America 2 Interview with Arvind Subramanian and Xavier Sala-i-Martin, FMIbulletin. electrical grids in CPK (Kiché); gold http://www.columbia.edu/~xs23/catala/articles/2004/IMF%20Survey/IMF%20Survey%20English.pdf mining and women rights in Jalapa 3 “Democratizar el territorio, democratizar el espacio” Boaventura de Sousa Santos http://fobomade.org.bo/ art-2276 (Xalapán mountain); and territorial

16 Annual Report - Latin America Annual Report - Latin America 17 In 2013, PI focused its research and national human rights institutions and Thematic strategic intervention in two main areas: civil society organisations to establish national public policies for HRDs; and protection mechanisms for HRDs in community protection networks. Guatemala, Honduras, the Democratic Priorities Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Côte National public d’Ivoire, Indonesia, and the Public policies policies and protection Philippines. mechanisms for HRDs We plan to update our FOCUS Report and protection annually, welcoming contributions from Since 2008, PI has been carrying out HRDs and policy-makers with expertise networks research on the adoption, implementation on the topic. In the long run our FOCUS and impact of national public policies Reports shall contribute to discussions intended to protect HRDs at risk in on the development of new public several countries in Latin America, policies, in countries where protection Africa and Asia. While the debate on the effectiveness of such policies remains unresolved, PI is encouraged by the continued interest expressed by many governments, UN special procedures and regional mechanisms, FOCUS 2013 Public Policies for the Protection management for HRDs. The Mexican America“. The roundtable, which took as well as by non-governmental of Human Rights Defenders: National Human Rights Commission, place within the framework of the 15th organisations and HRDs themselves, to The State of the Art the OHCHR and PI convened two EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights held further research this public policy area. workshops to address officials and civil in Brussels last December, paid particular In 2013, PI society organizations working on HRD attention to HRDs who face threats of FOCUS Report 2013 gave expert protection and security. physical violence and to state responses As part of PI’s mission to analyse and technical advice PI also delivered a distance learning that are intended both to counter and promote discussion on the development to national course to Mexican civil servants prevent such threats. It also analysed of national public policies and and civil society representatives current challenges to protecting HRDs protection mechanisms for HRDs, PI authorities and involved in the implementation of and promoting and defending Economic, has published its first FOCUS Report CSOs on building the 2012 Law for the Protection Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) in 2013 – Public Policies for the Protection capacity in of Human Rights Defenders and remote areas. of Human Rights Defenders: The State Journalists. Altogether, PI has trained of HRDs is far from assured, and to Community protection of the Art. Available in English, French security, risk more than 150 officials in Mexico. and improve those that already exist. and Spanish, this online publication assessment networks monitors two broad trends: first, the and protection Roundtable on national public HRDs living in, or working with, report examines current developments Technical assistance in Mexico communities and minority groups in in countries where formal public management for policies for the protection of HRDs Throughout 2013, PI staff continued remote rural areas remain among the policies and mechanisms have already HRDs. PI supported the European Union (EU) to provide hands-on and expert most vulnerable of defenders. These been in place for several years (such as in organising a roundtable on “National technical advice in order to help build activists seek most often the promotion Mexico, Colombia and ). Second, public policies and mechanisms for the the capacities of national authorities and protection of ESCRs. However, it analyses current debates on protection protection of human rights defenders they are often perceived as a threat and Priorities and local civil society organisations on and the attempts of governments, (HRDs): Lessons learned from Latin security, risk assessment and protection find themselves vulnerable to abuse by

18 Annual Report - Priorities Annual Report - Priorities 19 Publi New Protection Manual for HRDs (Swahili) Mwongozo Mpya wa Ulinzi The aim of translating our protection manual into Swahili was to kwa watetezi wa Haki za BinadaMU provide HRDs from Eastern Africa with tools that may be useful for improving their understanding of security and protection. The manual cations will support training on security and protection and help defenders to undertake their own risk assessments. This manual is the fruit of all our work and exchanges with defenders

Umetafitiwa na kUandikwa na enriqUe egUren na marie Caraj and we owe to all those involved a huge thanks for their input. FOCUS Report 2013

FOCUS is PI’s global observatory on public policies for the protection of human FOCUS 2013 Public Policies for the Protection rights defenders (HRDs). This 2013 report includes the results from research into of Human Rights Defenders: public policies to protect HRDs internationally. PI analyses and promotes discussion The State of the Art on the development of such public policies, believing goverments should be ultimately responsible for protecting HRDs. This report is intended to contribute to discussions on how to improve existing public policies and spur discussion between civil society organizations and national governments in countries where protection of HRDs is far from being ensured.

State and non-State actors, including and government institutions, all of powerful (national and international) whom can operate simultaneously Guatemala: Protection Manual 4 economic actors. Violations of the rights at local, regional, national and even The Protection Manual number 4 (in Spanish) comes from a partnership Cuadernos de Protección of defenders of ESCR are manifold, international levels. No. 4 PPROTEGIENDOROTEGIENDO TU VIDA, between UDEFEGUA and PI, and focuses on the protection of women MII VIDA,IDA, NUESTRA VIDAIDA including criminalisation, harassment, PI strongly believes that the human rights defenders. threats, physical attacks and, in some consolidation of a strong web of relations Women who defend human rights face much greater burdens than cases, the murder of leaders of the allows isolated communities living in their male counterparts. In addition to dealing with human rights movement. All of these attacks are remote areas to enhance their capacities abuses in their work, women defenders have to confront abuses and marked by high levels of impunity. to protect the rights and freedoms of DICIEMBRE 2012 pressures of sexist and patriarchal nature. What’s more, in many cases UDEFEGUA PI has been actively accompanying their members and their lands. Guatemala this discrimination and abuses come directly and indirectly from male HRDs, grassroots organisations and In 2013 PI embarked in an applied defenders themselves. communities in remote rural areas, research project on community protection helping them develop community networks. The rersearch builds on ongoing Protection Manual for Community-based HRDs (Thai) protection networks that enable them to experiences with communities from rural คู่มือการปกป้อง respond to the risks they face as a result This manual is aimed at community-based HRDs in rural areas of Thailand. It was และ areas in Guatemala and other countries ความปลอดภัยส�าหรับนักปกป้องสิทธิมนุษยชน of their work to protect human rights where PI has field protection offices. It aims published by Protection Desk Thailand but with major input from the Thai communities ระดับชุมชน and their legal rights on their territories. to shed some light on how these grassroots PI works with. It is part of Protection International’s long-standing commitment to assist This initiative recognises the fact initiatives work in order to duplicate these defenders in building safe community working environments. that such HRDs operate in relatively mechanisms around the world. In an attempt to reach more community-based defenders, the 70-page manual is written complex socio-institutional contexts, in Thai and contains illustrations drawing parallels between the six-step rice cultivation interacting with other grassroots Priorities process and the implementation of security measures. Moreover, the manual allows

organisations, NGOs, non-state actors Publications readers to easily adopt security guidelines into practice.

20 Annual Report - Priorities Annual Report - Priorities 21 HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS

Muhuri (Muslims for Human Rights) PI participatied in an expert is a Muslim organization promoting seminar in Warsaw to develop human rights in Kenya. PI ran a recommendations for participating security management workshop to OSCE/ODIHR states to meet their develop and implement their security plan. Participants received training in obligations to protect HRDs. PI physical and digital security. contributed by sharing its fieldwork experience on public policies. Kenya, February PI training Muslims for Human Rights -MUHURI- Poland, June PI shares fieldwork experience on public policies with OSCE/ODIHR

‘ Journalists in Exile’ PI was invited by Libera’s Salvagente is a Rory Peck Trust online resource in project who’s members ’s are indirectly collaboration with PI, Article 19 and at risk for reaching out to people CPJ. To help journalists assess their testifying against the mafia. PI shared own security, PI contributed with a set expertise and supported the team’s of ‘Security Assessment Guidelines’ security planning. and with a ‘Security Assessment Form’.

Italy, April PI training the team of the Salvagente project East africa, November PI contributed to the ‘East Africa Journalists in Exile’ online resource

In ongoing academic collaboration, PI attended a 3-day seminar on 15-17 CIPRODEH, COFADEH, CEJIL, May over the protection of HRDs at ERIC-SJ and PI took the the State of the Centre for Applied Human Rights Honduras to a public hearing before (CAHR) at University of York. PI’s the Inter-American Commission of President Enrique Eguren presented a Human Rights (IACHR) for failing draft article on an ethical approach to to implement protection measures for HRDs’ work. HRDs at risk. United Kingdom, May PI presented on ethical approaches to work of HRDs USA, November PI at the IACHR: Honduras does not protect human rights defenders

During the Rios Montt’s trial, witnesses and victims were at risk for PI was invited to present at the World their testimonies in court. An alliance Human Rights Forum (WFHR) in of several NGOs, among which Brasilia. The theme of the forum was Aj Noj-PD Guatemala and our ‘Comparative experiences partner UDEFEGUA, came together for the protection of HRDs at the to enhance their protection. international level’. Guatemala, June PI supported victims and witnesses of the Rios Montt genocide trial Brazil, December PI participated in the World Human Rights Forum in Brasilia

22 Annual Report - Events Annual Report - Events 23 Balance 31/12/2013 31/12/2012 One of our principles is to work in partnership. We would like to thank all individuals, Financial ASSET Thank you ! groups and institutions with whom we have partnered in 2013. We would especially like to thank for their collaboration: Fixed Assets 13496,66 15416,88 Full names: EU EIDHR, AJWS, Equipment and furniture 13496,66 15416,88 Sigrid Rausing Trust, Kingdom of Report Current Assets 259859,34 381258,83 Belgium, Foundation Open Society Amount receivable 37143,77 206332,35 Institute – Open Society Foundation, * The recent economic crisis Current investments and cash at bank 222715,57 174926,48 Misereor, National Endowment for had affected PI, as it had others. TOTAL ASSETs 273356,00 396675,71 Democracy - NED, Foreign Affairs leading up to 2013. But thanks Netherlands/Embassy Kinshasa, LIABILITIES Federal Foreign Office Germany/ to our efforts and your support, Fund of the association 120936,15 58862,19 Embassy Kinshasa, we managed to pull through Bread for the World – Evangelischer this difficult financial period, Accumulated profit 120936,15 58862,19 Entwicklungsdienst, ifa/zivik, Debts 373790,74 337813,52 emerging stronger. * MFA Spain, Amnesty International, Supplier -18935,36 25066,83 Soleterre, EHAHRDP, Transparency Taxes, remuneration and social security 33050,74 50197,22 International, OACNUDH Mexico, “In our opinion the financial Deffered income 359675,36 247549,47 Libera, Earthrights International, statements ended 31 December Justicia et Pax NL, Norwegian Church Others debts 15000,00 Aid, Justicia Global, Agir Ensemble 2013 present fairly the assets and TOTAL LIABILITIES 494726,89 396675,71 the results of the AISBL. Without pour les Droits de l’Homme, CEJIL, prejudice to formal aspects of minor I. OPERATING INCOME AND CHARGEs UDEFEGUA, PAS, SOS IJM, Arus importance, the accounts are kept in Operating Income Pelangi, Kontras, Tactical Technology Collective & private donations. accordance with legal and regulatory Sales manual and DVD’s 890,77 27,00 requirements applicable in Belgium.” Provision of service Donation Braine le Comte, 8 May, 2014 Grants 1179687,26 1241514,14 Patricia VANOSBEECK Other operating income 31986,63 29213,38 Expert-Comptable IEC TOtal operating income 1212564,66 1270754,52 Operating Charges Service and other goods -482025,62 -392597,28 Remunerations and social security -651545,04 -862177,64 Depreciation -11008,62 -16696,66 Other operating charges -94,00 -20189,02 Total operating charges -1144673,28 -1291660,60 OPERATING RESULT 67891,38 -20906,08 II. FINANCIAL INCOME AND CHARGE Financial income 1081,06 927,15 Financial charge -4938,13 -9598,57 Profit before tax -64034,31 -29577,50 III. EXCEPTIONAL INCOME AND CHARGES Exceptional income 128,62 0,00 Exceptional charge -2088,97 -162,32 2013

Profit for the year 62278,18 -29739,82 donors Profit for the fiscal year to be allocated 62073,96 -29739,82 Profit brought forward from previous year 58862,09 88601,91 PROFIT TO BE CARRIED FORWARD 120936,05 58862,09

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