Open letter to the EU and its Member States on the worrying human rights situation in Honduras

European networks and international human rights organizations express their deep concern over the disproportionate and sometimes fatal use of force employed by security forces of the state against protesters, as well as other attacks on human rights defenders in the context of the post-election crisis in Honduras. We call on the European Union to condemn these incidents, to publicly support the defenders, and to request the Honduran State ensure that international human rights obligations are fully respected.

"Walk on Earth Gently"

A Multi-Faith invitation to Sustainable Lifestyles, Interfaith statement, November 2017 (available in EN - ES)

Pope Francis’s message of hope in Colombia significant for communities affected by mining

CIDSE, the international family of Catholic social justice agencies, welcomes the address of Pope Francis in Colombia who focused his intervention on the peace process underway in the country.

President of the CCCB asks Prime Minister Trudeau for an ombudsperson for the Canadian extractives sector

On 9th August 2017, the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to express concern over the environmental degradation and human rights violations caused by Canadian extractive companies operating on Indigenous lands in Latin America.

Pablo Solón and Rafael Archondo unfairly accused by the Bolivian government

CIDSE calls on the Bolivian government to withdraw its accusations

CIDSE Annual Report 2016

Annual Report 2016 (also available in ES and FR)

Human Rights in Trade and Investment Policies

The potential of a UN Treaty on transnational corporations and other businesses - CIDSE Recommendations. April 2017

The Europe We Want: Just, Sustainable, Democratic and Inclusive

Common appeal to European leaders by European Civil Society Organisations and Trade Unions (Available in EN-ES-FR)

New legislation on conflict minerals, a missed opportunity for the European Union

On Thursday, the European Parliament will vote on the law on the responsible sourcing of minerals, a regulation aimed at ensuring that revenues from minerals imported into the European Union do not finance infringements of Human Rights and armed conflicts around the world. Civil society organizations have already highlighted that the long-debated final text is less ambitious than the one initially proposed by the Parliament.

Joint press release: European Parliament mobilises for Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala

• 2016 registered 233 human rights defenders assaults and 14 homicides, the majority of those remained unpunished
• The EP reports threats and intimidation campaigns towards court officials
• The EP urges both Guatemalan authorities to comply with their human rights obligations and the Congress to ratify the reform justice proposal.