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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

JOINT DECLARATION: In memory of Berta Cáceres EU-LAT y CIDSE urge Member States to adopt the EU Due Diligence Directive

The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on February 23, 2022, with the aim of promoting sustainable and responsible business behavior, that respects human and environmental rights. More than two years later, the Directive has still...

Publicado el 6 de marzo de 2024 13:23

Open letter to Ursula von der Leyen: Prioritise cooperation, human rights and solidarity

The EU-LAT Network, together with other 6 EU-level organisations, representing over 2600 CSOs across Europe and beyond, call on the new European Commission to respect its commitments and base its external action on respect for human dignity, human rights, equality and solidarity. In the 2023 Stat...

Publicado el 18 de julio de 2024 10:08

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

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

Civil society express concern over the proposed compromised text to the EU Due Diligence Directive

In February 2022, the European Commission proposed a Directive on Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence in order to minimize the negative impacts of EU trade agreements on human rights and sustainability around the world. However, on the 29th of July, a proposed compromised text to the Direc...

Publicado el 23 de noviembre de 2022 12:23

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

Along with 226 civil society organizations, we call on the EU to strengthen the future directive on due diligence.

On February 23, 2022, the European Commission released its proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. This directive could represent a historic step towards minimizing the negative impacts of companies on workers, communities and the environment around the world. In respo...

Publicado el 11 de mayo de 2022 09:09