Paz y Derechos Humanos

Repositorio de noticias y artículos relacionados con la paz y la defensa de los derechos humanos en México

Online discussion on the EU Due Diligence legislation

Access to justice and reparation for victims of human rights violations by business in Latin America Espacio de Redes and the EU-LAC Working Group[1] are organising an online discussion to identify recommendations for the European Union on access to justice and reparation in the framework of the ...

Publicado el 8 de octubre de 2021 11:40

Due Diligence from the EU: a call for an ambitious law that will change the paradigm in Latin America

On October 13, the EU-LAC Working Group together with Plataforma Europa Peru and CIDSE organised an online discussion on the upcoming proposal of the EU Due Diligence legislation, looking in particular at access to justice and reparation for victims of human rights violations by businesses in Lat...

Publicado el 28 de octubre de 2021 10:59

EU-LAT Network is looking for a new Policy & Communications Assistant!

EU-LAT Network is looking for a highly motivated, dynamic and autonomous person to join the secretariat of the network as Policy & Communications Assistant Who we are EU-LAT Network – Red EU-LAT asbl, is a European network of 40 European human rights and development organizations, born from the m...

Publicado el 28 de octubre de 2021 13:28

Webinar: Cross-views on the situation of women in Latin America, Africa and France

In celebration of November 25, 2021, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Agir Ensemble pour les droits humain, together with the EU-LAT network, and other civil society organizations, have organized a webinar on the situation of women in Colombia, Central Africa and F...

Publicado el 26 de noviembre de 2021 11:07

EU-LAT Network joins civil society Open Letter demanding more dialogue on human rights in Colombia

To this day, Colombia continues to be the country with the highest rate of murders of human rights defenders worldwide, and these serious human rights violations have never been recognized by the Government of Colombia. This very concerning tendency has only deteriorated in the recent years, with...

Publicado el 2 de marzo de 2022 11:44

Why is Due Diligence crucial for Latin America and the Caribbean ?

On the 23rd of February 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a new European legislation on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. The proposal aims to establish accountability and transparency mechanisms that ensure sustainable and responsible business conduct along supply ch...

Publicado el 2 de noviembre de 2022 13:08

Civil Society and MEPs call for improved access to justice for women

“Currently, legislative developments are not responding to the realities of women. Especially in the judicial system, we must not fall behind” – MEP Diana Riba. Selma Maxinez The 17th of November 2022, the EU-LAT Network co-organised the XI Annual Conference on Feminicide in the European Parlia...

Publicado el 23 de noviembre de 2022 10:20

EU-LAT Network reaction to a New Agenda for EU relations with Latin America and the Caribbean

During the first EU-CELAC Ministerial Meeting since 2018 in October of 2022, the Ministers of foreign affairs from the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) agreed upon “Renewing the bi-regional partnership to strengthen peace and sustainable development”. This meeti...

Publicado el 10 de febrero de 2023 15:18

Event: Her Rights, Her Voice. Women’s Rights Defenders in Latin America – the case of Buenaventura, Colombia

On the 22nd of March 2023, the EU-LAT Network organized and hosted a round-table event at the European Parliament called “Her Rights, Her Voice. Women’s Rights Defenders in Latin America – the case of Buenaventura, Colombia”. In cooperation with MEP María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos (Renew) and PBI Co...

Publicado el 8 de marzo de 2023 15:23

EU-CELAC Strategic Partnership: A Cooperation in Need of a Paradigm Shift

The 17th and 18th of July 2023, the Spanish Presidency of the Council will be bringing together the political leaders from the EU and Latin America in the EU-CELAC Summit, for the first time in over eight years. Complemented with a New Agenda for the LAC countries, the EU aims to strengthen its s...

Publicado el 23 de junio de 2023 12:48