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On February 23, 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). EU-LAT Network welcomed the long-awaited text as another step in the direction of promoting and guaranteeing respect for human rights in Latin America by the Europe...
Publicado el 27 de noviembre de 2023 14:44
On Thursday 12 October, Nicaraguan and El Salvador Human Rights Defenders have been shortlisted as finalist for Sakharov Prize 2023. This a strong long term political commitment by the European Parliament to support their inspiring work and causes. Today we celebrate their work as legitimate and ...
Publicado el 3 de noviembre de 2023 09:47
Ahead of the plenary session in the European Parliament about Peru the 18th of April 2023, the EU-LAT Network and PEP are publishing an Open Letter to the European Parliament on the current human rights situation in Peru, in the context of the civilian protests since December 2022. We continue t...
Publicado el 17 de abril de 2023 10:34
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
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
“Good due diligence is by nature gender-sensitive” – MEP Lara Wolters. On Monday March 6, the EU-LAT Network co-hosted the event ‘Hidden in Plain Sight – Women’s Rights and Access to Justice in Global Value Chains’, in cooperation with the European Coalition of Corporate Justice, ActionAid, Anti-...
Publicado el 7 de marzo de 2023 12:56
In February of 2022, the European Commission proposed a groundbreaking Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD), laying the foundation for a legislative approach for European companies to protect human rights and the environment on a global scale. If robust, the Directive has t...
Publicado el 30 de noviembre de 2022 10:05
In the wake of the “Qatargate” corruption scandal, the European Parliament has decided to dramatically shrink the length of its urgent resolutions on human rights, undermining the very strength these resolutions. Instead of the newly imposed 500 word-limit, the following measures could be taken t...
Publicado el 30 de enero de 2023 17:49
On December 1st, 2022, the EU-LAT Network participated in the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly – EuroLat meeting with civil society, held in the European Parliament in Brussels. During this session, which took place as part of the meetings of the EuroLat Standing Parliamentary Committee...
Publicado el 5 de diciembre de 2022 17:51
Environmental defenders from Latin America at EU Parliament stir up sustainable due diligence debate On Wednesday the 12th of October, the EU-LAT Network together with over one hundred European policymakers, members of civil society active in the fight for environmental justice and human rights, ...
Publicado el 14 de octubre de 2022 08:31