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ENFOQUE: Los derechos humanos en las manos de la buena voluntad de las empresas

De las 100 mayores economías del mundo, 51 son empresas; sólo 49 son países.” Amnistía Internacional, 2021   L a globalización en el mundo actual ha resultado en cambios tanto a nivel micro como macro, con ventajas y desventajas, incluyendo nuevos desafíos cuando se trata de la protección de l...

Publicado el 25 de febrero de 2021 15:59

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

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

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

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

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

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

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