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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

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

More than 60 MEPs call for justice in the Berta Cáceres case

61 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have sent a letter to Honduran authorities, including the president of the Republic Juan Orlando Hernández, expressing their deepest concern over the unjustified delays of the ongoing judicial process for the murder of Indigenous Lenca leader Berta Các...

Publicado el 29 de junio de 2021 15:30

Unprecedented Attacks on NGOs in the EU – We Call on All Democratic Forces To Act for a Strong and Independent Civil Society

European CSOs are currently facing an unprecedented attack from certain Members of the European Parliament. This attack, driven by some MEPs from the European People’s Party (EPP) and far-right groups, is fuelled by disinformation. It relies on misleading arguments to artificially create a scanda...

Publicado el 7 de abril de 2025 09:40

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

Joint CSO statement reacting to Omnibus publication

The EU-LAT Network joins over 360 CSOs in calling on the European Parliament and EU Council to block the Omnibus proposal. This proposal risks jeopardising the very objectives of crucial corporate sustainability laws and undermines not only the EU’s commitment towards its green ambitions and prot...

Publicado el 10 de marzo de 2025 10:28

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

GOOD PRACTICES for EP Resolutions, Press Releases and Statements of Delegations, Committees and their Chairs, or official letters by MEPs on human rights defenders; and for MFAs/EEAS

GOOD PRACTICES for European Parliament Resolutions, Press Releases and Statements of Delegations, Committees and their Chairs, or official letters by MEPs on human rights defenders. Read it here GOOD PRACTICES in communicating about Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) at risk, for EEAS, MFAs, EU d...

Publicado el 15 de octubre de 2024 09:33

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

2023 Sakharov Prize finalist: Latin American Human Rights Defenders shortlisted

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