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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

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

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

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

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

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

EU-Mexico Seminar and High-Level Dialogue

On the 1st and 4th of July 2022, the EU-Mexico Seminar and High Level Dialogue took place in Brussels, within the framework of the Global Agreement between both parties. It is in this line of work and articulation for advocacy with strategic allies, such as the CSO Space, that the EU-LAT Network ...

Publicado el 5 de julio de 2022 12:28

Avant-premiere of “The Illusion of Abundance” in the European Parliament: a dialogue between civil society and European policymakers

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

Civil Society, MEPs and the EEAS discuss what it means to be a journalist in Central America and Mexico

The 24th and 25th of October 2022, the EU-LAT Network organised two public events in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, where journalists and policymakers discussed what it means to be a journalist in Central America and Mexico. On Monday the 24th of October, journalists from El Salva...

Publicado el 24 de noviembre de 2022 13:40