Paz y Derechos Humanos

Repositorio de noticias y artículos relacionados con la paz y la defensa de los derechos humanos en México

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

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

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

Criminalización al defensor comunitario Manuel Sàntiz en San Juan Evangelista de Cancuc

Manuel Sántiz, Presidente del Comité de Derechos Humanos San Juan Evangelista de Cancuc, fue detenido a las 7:00 de la mañana del domingo 29 de mayo por la Policía Municipal y la Guardia Nacional, en el barrio Abajo (C’ani’), de la cabecera municipal de San Juan Cancuc, sin que existiera una orde...

Publicado el 20 de junio de 2022 16:59