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GENERAL PROTECTION
TRAINING
Location:
Date:
Facilitator:
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Presentation
General Protection Training
Session No: 01 – Conceptual Framework of
Protection
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Objectives of the training
Participants have enhanced knowledge and
understanding of :
-Definition of Protection and Legal Framework
-Difference between Protection and Security/Law
enforcement
-Principles and Standards for Protection .
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What is
PROTECTION?
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Definition:
•All activities aimed at obtaining full respect for the rights of the
individual in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the
relevant bodies of law. Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and
Refugee Law.
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What is Protection?
Safety & security
-Keeping people safe
-Priority for action, advocacy and assistance
Dignity
-Choices and freedom
-Self-worth and autonomy
Integrity
-Recognize the person as a whole with physical, psychosocial, social
and cultural considerations
Empowerment
- Process of supporting and the strengthening and increase of
knowledge and resources to claim rights and take action
PROTECTION FROM WHAT?
VIOLENCE OR FEAR
OF VIOLENCE
> Deliberate killing or injury of civilians
during conflict
> Torture or degrading treatment
> GBV, including domestic violence and
forced marriage
> Humanitarian aid that puts civilians at
risk
COERCION
> Forced displacement or return
> Restrictions of movement or
prevention of return
> Child labor
> Forced recruitment into armed
forces
> Sexual exploitation
> Forced eviction
DEPRIVATION
> Lack of access to adequate water,
food, shelter
> Destruction of homes, crops, clinics,
schools
> Illegal occupation of land and
property
> Preventing delivery of humanitarian
aid
> No access to justice
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Who is responsible to Protect?
States
-Primary responsible to protect
-if unwilling or unable this allow for humanitarian action
Mandated and specialized Agencies
-DRC, UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF and ICRC
People protecting themselves
-Family and personal relations
-Community, ethnic and religious groups
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Protection – 3 dimensional….
Protection as an objective :
-protective outcome, to have a ‘Protective Environment’
Protection as a legal responsibility :
-State - primary responsibility
-Others (family, etc)
Protection as activity
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Protection Egg
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Protection ‘Egg’ Framework
Responsive
•Stop, prevent, alleviate the worst effects of violation and patterns of
abuse
•Immediate and urgent, targeting specific groups/persons
Remedial
•Restore dignity in the aftermath of violations
•Support people living with the effects of violations (restitution,
rehabilitation etc.)
Environment-Building
•Create an environment that allows full respect of rights
•Change in attitudes, policies, values, belief
•Prevention and long-term transformation of causes
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Protection Activities and/or Tools for
Protection
• Disseminating • Gender-based Violence
Information prevention
• Protection Monitoring • Child Protection
• Protection by Presence • Support Community self-
• Advocacy for Protection protection mechanisms
• Legal Aid & Counselling
• Contributions to law and
policy • Mental health &
psychosocial support
• Community Safety
• Help Desk/Protection Desk
• Referrals for services
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Groups targeted by Protection activities
People/communities at risk, conflict and
displacement-affected populations
Government, authorities and state actors at all
levels (including state armed actors)
Armed Non-state Actors
Civil society organisations, local/national NGOs
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Protection vs. Physical Security
• It is important to understand that legal protection is very different
from physical security.
• Physical security is always, and can only be, the responsibility of the
host state. UN and NGO staff do not become directly involved in
physical security issues, save for those issues involved in site
planning, staff safety, etc.
• The police are trained, equipped and have the legal right to respond
to security incidents in a way that humanitarian workers are not.
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Protection Outcomes
What can we realistically achieve?
Think of impact as something incremental to:
>Reduce the severity or level of damages;
>Reduce the frequency;
>Reduce the number of people affected;
>Reduce the probability of the violation affecting a specific group
>Reduce the probability of the violation in the future
>Enhance feeling of safety, security & dignity
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Protection Principles and Standards
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Protection Principles and Standards
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Humanitarian Principles:
> Humanity: Human suffering must be addressed wherever it is
found. The purpose of humanitarian action is to protect life and health
and ensure respect for human beings
> Impartiality: Humanitarian action must be carried out on the basis
of need only, given priority to the most urgent cases of distress and
making no distinction (non-discrimination) on the bases of nationality,
race, gender, religious belief, class or political opinions
> Neutrality: Humanitarian actors must not take sides in hostilities or
engage in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological
nature
> Independence: Humanitarian action must be autonomous from the
political, economic, military or other objectives that any actor may hold
with regard to areas where humanitarian action is being implemented.
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Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Nine committments for Humanitarian Actors to
improve quality and effectiveness of humanitarian
response
It combines the NGO Code of Conduct, Sphere Core Principles, HAP
(Humanitarian Accountability Partnerships) and People in Aid
Standards.
>But more focus on practice and cost-effectivenes.
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Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS)
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Principle No 01:
Enhance people’s safety, dignity and rights and avoid exposing them
to further harm.
Principle No 02:
Ensure people’s access to impartial assistance, according to need and
without discrimination
Principle No 03:
Assist people to recover from the physical and psychological effects of
threatened or actual violence, coercion or deliberate deprivation
Principle No 04:
Help people to claim their rights
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Any question?
Thank you!
