Protection International

This week we have came to the end of PI’s #HumanRightsByWomen series. Recaping day 5️⃣: Our guests, Rebecca Kabugho & Deward Bushala, discuss: 📌 The legal instruments for the protection of women defenders in the DRC and their impact on protection. Watch the video 🎥 https://lnkd.in/ehaZZ-Du Listen to the podcast 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gyWYRt5r #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices

How the current protection mechanisms and instruments impact the protection of women human right defenders in the DRC? 🛡️🤝 Watch our 5️⃣th and last video of the #HumanRightsByWomen series! 🆕 📣 Rebecca Kabugho, Lucha activist and volunteer in a collective in Goma, together with Deward Bushala (HRD & Protection Officer at PI) discuss the the challenges women defenders face and the limitations of the existing mechanisms in the DRC 🇨🇩. Watch the full interview 🎥 https://lnkd.in/ehaZZ-Du #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices

Recap of day 4️⃣ of the #HumanRightsByWomen series. Our guests, Vicar Batundi and Jean-Luc Bahati, explained: 📌 Which public policies in the DRC protect HRDs? 📌 How can public policies be improved to protect women defenders? Watch the video 🎥 https://lnkd.in/ez32zCNK Listen to the podcast 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eGiAKPZV #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices

For the 4th video of PI’s #HumanRightsByWomen series, we receive Vicar Batundi and Jean-Luc Bahati for a conversation on public policies for the protection of HRDs in the DRC. Our guests discuss how the existing public policies in the DRC can be improved in order to offer specific protection for women defenders in the country. Find out more in the link below! Watch the full interview 🎥 https://lnkd.in/ez32zCNK #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices

On the 3️⃣rd day of the #HumanRightsByWomen series, our guests Placide Nzilamba and Françoise Timbiri discussed: 📌 What is the role of civil society in advocating for the protection of women HRDs in the DRC 🇨🇩? Watch the video 🎥 https://lnkd.in/erqvHawu Listen to the podcast 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eKKQM5EB #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices

🆕 The 3rd #HumanRightsByWomen video is out! Our guests, Françoise Timbiri and Placide Nzilamba, share their views on what is the role of civil society in advocating for the protection of women HRDs in the DRC 🇨🇩. They talk about the promulgation of the Law 23/027 on the protection and responsibility of HRDs in the DRC. Both guests agree that civil society needs to push for the law's amendment so that it specifically addresses women HRDs and their protection needs. Watch the full interview 🎥 https://lnkd.in/erqvHawu #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices

An overview of day 2️⃣ of the #HumanRightsByWomen series: Our guest, Françoise Timbiri, explored: 📌 Who are women human rights defenders? 📌 How does PI support women HRDs in the DRC? 🇨🇩 Watch the video 🎥 https://lnkd.in/ewPidPcX Listen to the podcast 🎧 https://lnkd.in/efZJG5bN #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices

On the second video of PI’s #HumanRightsByWomen series, we receive Françoise Timbiri, protection officer at PI. In this interview, she reflects on who is a woman human rights defender and explains how PI supports women defenders in the DRC. 🇨🇩 As women #HRDs in the #DRC face many challenges to defend human rights, PI provides a preventive approach of protection by training HRDs on the topics of security, positive masculinity and advocacy. Watch the full interview 🎥 https://lnkd.in/ewPidPcX #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices

We kick off this week launching the new PI video series and podcast #HumanRightsByWomen ✨ ✊🏿 We interviewed two incredible woman defenders from the DRC who shared with us their passion for human rights and the main challenges to their work defending human rights. Watch the video 🎥 https://lnkd.in/e98rekcR Listen to the podcast 🎧 https://lnkd.in/enjg4Hid

Today we start our #HumanRightsByWomen series. We will share a new video everyday on the topic of women defenders in the DRC. Every day we will have new guests who share their stories of resilience and their knowledge on the protection of women #HRDs in the DRC. We begin with a conversation with Gratias Kibanja & Immaculée Biraheka, two inspiring human rights defenders. Take a look at their stories of what it is like to defend human rights in the DRC as a woman. 🇨🇩 🎥 https://lnkd.in/e98rekcR #WomenDefendersDRC #WomenVoices