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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

SweFOR’s mandate in Guatemala: nonviolent work and presence – a clarification

The Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation (SweFOR) is a Swedish nonviolent organization working for peace, justice, a world without violence and a sustainable way of life. It is an ecumenical organisation established in 1919 and a member of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), wh...

Publicado el 15 de octubre de 2021 22:34

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

EU-LAT Network is looking for a new Policy & Communications Assistant!

EU-LAT Network is looking for a highly motivated, dynamic and autonomous person to join the secretariat of the network as Policy & Communications Assistant Who we are EU-LAT Network – Red EU-LAT asbl, is a European network of 40 European human rights and development organizations, born from the m...

Publicado el 28 de octubre de 2021 13:28

Joint statement for the recent disinformation, defamation and criminalization campaign against the International Accompaniment Project in Guatemala (ACOGUATE)

November 3, 2021 Joint statement The Network of International Accompaniment Organizations in Latin America and allied organizations express concern about the recent disinformation, defamation and criminalization against the International Accompaniment Project in Guatemala (ACOGUATE).   The Peace...

Publicado el 22 de noviembre de 2021 16:47

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

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

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