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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

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

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

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