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Press release: 28 MEPs Demand Justice for Juan López and Honduran Guapinol Defenders.

28 Members of the European Parliament from 4 political groups signed a joint letter addressed to Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vicepresident (HR/VP) of the European Commission, expressing their concern about the murder of Hondur...

Publicado el 16 de diciembre de 2024 10:04

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

Due Diligence: EU-LAT Network joins two open letters calling for effective corporate sustainability law

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

Joint Letter on the EU-CELAC Summit and the Role of Civil Society

The EU-LAC Working Group, of which the EU-LAT Network is a member, published a Joint Letter on the EU-CELAC Summit and the Role of Civil Society, addressed to HR/VP Josep Borell and Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen. The EU-LAC Group, a platform of European networks and...

Publicado el 23 de febrero de 2023 16:22

Documentary ‘The Illusion of Abundance’

In a time when environmental justice is more important than ever, the EU-LAT Network, together with 20 other international organisations, has participated in the documentary The Illusion of Abundance, co-directed by Erika González Ramírez and Matthieu Lietaert. This documentary introduces us to B...

Publicado el 11 de octubre de 2022 12:19

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

82 civil society organizations request that the future directive on due diligence have a gender focus

Last November, more than 60 civil society organizations signed an Open Letter addressed to the European Commission asking that the future draft on due diligence have a gender focus. However, the proposal that was forwarded to Parliament and the Council lacks specific tools in this regard. The Eur...

Publicado el 31 de marzo de 2022 10:59

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

Open Letter to the European Union

Brussels, November 29, 2021   Subject: Urgent request to ensure a gender-responsive and effective legislation on human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) and corporate accountability   Dear President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Dear Vice-President Vera Jourová, De...

Publicado el 29 de noviembre de 2021 13:20