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Webinar: A Green and Fair Transition, ¿For Whom? An analysis from Latin America

In recent years, the European Union has promoted the concept of a just and green transition as a central pillar in tackling the climate crisis and developing more sustainable economies. However, the implementation of this narrative in Latin America raises a number of challenges and questions—part...

Publicado el 5 de mayo de 2025 10:20

Report on The State of Civic Space in Latin America: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru, and Ecuador.

The EU-LAT Network presents its latest report on The State of Civic Space in Latin America, which examines the challenges faced by civil society and human rights defenders in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru, and Ecuador. The report analyses key trends, including restrictions on ...

Publicado el 20 de marzo de 2025 07:00

Case study: Mining in Peru, the case of Espinar.

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

Guatemala 2023 elections: EU-LAT Network expresses concern about suspension of first round of voting – a new step towards closing civic and democratic space?

The EU-LAT Network expresses its deep concern about the integrity of the electoral process in Guatemala, following the arbitrary suspension of the formalization of voting results of the first round of General Elections by the Constitutional Court (CC). In accordance with the statement by the EU E...

Publicado el 4 de julio de 2023 15:15

Defending the environment from corporate abuse: The case of Espinar in Perú

On the 14th of June 2022, the EU-LAT Network organised an event in the European Parliament in the framework of the Advocacy Tour on Espinar in Peru, which was led by the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group and the Renew group. Together with other civil society organisations and networks such as ...

Publicado el 16 de junio de 2022 12:47

Public event with civil society “Conversation with women defenders in Latin America”

On the 16th of June 2022, within the framework of the Advocacy Tour on the case of Espinar in Peru, a public event took place at the Pianofabriek in Brussels to raise awareness of the reality of the defence of human rights faced by Latin American women defenders. The Espinar defenders Karem and E...

Publicado el 17 de junio de 2022 12:34

What is the Spotlight Initiative?

What is the Spotlight Initiative? The Spotlight Initiative [1], is a global, multi-year partnership between the European Union and the United Nations to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030. The initiative focuses on domestic and family violence, sexual and gender-based...

Publicado el 9 de diciembre de 2021 16:03