EU-LAT Network/Red EU-LAT
EU-LAT Network
The mission of the EU-LAT Network is to promote the transformation of European policies with Latin America so that human rights are respected, protected and promoted in the areas of political dialogue, development cooperation and trade and investment.
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Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Francisco Assis (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Dec 2025 · Electoral process in Honduras
Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)
4 Dec 2025 · Extractive industries in Bolivia
Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)
22 Sept 2025 · Recent developments in Peru
Meeting with Ana Miranda Paz (Member of the European Parliament)
23 Jun 2025 · Meeting
Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)
15 May 2025 · Recent developments in Peru
Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)
27 Mar 2025 · Protection of human rights in Latin America
Meeting with Francisco Assis (Member of the European Parliament)
20 Mar 2025 · Presentation of research findings on the financing of the Nicaraguan government
Meeting with Ana Miranda Paz (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Mar 2025 · Meeting
Meeting with Saskia Bricmont (Member of the European Parliament)
13 Jun 2023 · Follow-up meeting EU-Andean community Association Agreement (meeting with APA)
Response to New Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean
9 Feb 2023
Sobre la Red EU-LAT La Red EU-LAT es una red pluralista de movimientos y organizaciones europeas que promueven la solidaridad entre los pueblos de América Latina y de Europa y que tiene como misión promover políticas europeas participativas que contribuyan al respeto integral de los derechos humanos, la igualdad de género, a democratización y un modelo de sociedad justo, incluyente, y sostenible en América Latina. Consideraciones generales La Unión Europea y América Latina y el Caribe tienen, al menos desde 1999, una vinculación estratégica que se evidencia entre otros elementos en la firma de múltiples acuerdos de asociación, la existencia de economías estrechamente conectadas (la UE es el tercer socio comercial en LAC) o en el volumen de cooperación al desarrollo (pese a que haya decrecido considerablemente en la última década). Tras casi una década desde la celebración del la última cumbre biregional UE-CELAC el contexto geopolítico, así como la algunas dinámicas nacionales y regionales, ha cambiado considerablemente, tanto en los países de la Unión Europea como en Latinoamérica. Es clave que desde las instituciones europeas se continúen haciendo esfuerzos -como la presente iniciativa- para acompasar la agenda política a las necesidades sociales. En ese sentido, habría sido pertinente que, como suele ser habitual en los trabajos de la Comisión, se hubiera acompañado esta consulta pública de una evaluación de impacto que permitiera dar cuenta de la evolución de las relaciones bi-regionales así como de los impactos directos e indirectos de las mismas. La consulta pública para la Nueva Agenda de la UE para Latinoamérica y el Caribe ha sido abierta sin una reflexión institucional sobre cómo las políticas europeas han contribuido -o no- a la consecución de los objetivos planteados en dichos documentos. A tal efecto, la Comunicación Conjunta La Unión Europea, América Latina y el Caribe: aunar fuerzas para un futuro común expresa en su párrafo introductorio que la asociación entre ambas regiones está basada en el compromiso con las libertades fundamentales, el desarrollo sostenible y un sistema internacional sólido basado en normas. De igual manera propone que Esta asociación debe centrarse en cuatro prioridades que se refuerzan mutuamente: prosperidad, democracia, resiliencia y gobernanza mundial efectiva. Y en el desarrollo de dichas prioridades, en el apartado sobre mejorar el respeto a los derechos humanos se menciona -aunque no solo- la importancia de hacer especial hincapié en: () los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales, incluidos la tierra, el agua y el saneamiento. De igual manera se indica como objetivo en torno al que la UE debería centrarse capacitar a la sociedad civil como piedra angular de todo sistema democrático y abordar las cuestiones de las restricciones y amenazas para el espacio de la sociedad civil, los derechos humanos y los defensores del medio ambiente, los periodistas y los sindicalistas. La reflexión sobre una Nueva Agenda debería partir de un análisis detallado sobre los esfuerzos anteriores, qué objetivos se han alcanzado, cuáles no y por qué. En definitiva, de una evaluación que diera cuenta del impacto del conjunto de las políticas llevadas a cabo, es decir, teniendo en cuenta la multiplicidad de herramientas y mecanismos en comercio, cooperación o diálogo político entre ambas regiones. No es suficiente que el documento de convocatoria se remita al enfoque político general. Un gran número de países latinoamericanos ha experimentado en los últimos años un grave deterioro de la situación de derechos humanos, Estado de Derechos y situación socioeconómica. La captura de las estructuras democráticas en Guatemala, la violenta represión de las protestas en Perú o la completa falta de libertades que experimenta Nicaragua desde 2018, son solo algunos ejemplos de unos patrones regionales comunes que se acentúan en las zonas rurales así como para mujeres y pueblos indígenas.
Read full responseMeeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Nov 2022 · Human rights defenders in Latin America
Meeting with Mónica Silvana González (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Jul 2020 · Eurolat
Response to EU Action Plan of Gender equality and women’s empowerment in external relations for 2021-2025
2 Apr 2020
The EU-LAT Network is a pluralistic network of European movements and organizations that promote
solidarity between the people of Latin America and Europe.
The EU-LAT Network highlights the seriousness of a problem shared between the European Union and
Latin America: feminicide and impunity. Women often suffer multiple violence, and they face barriers
in accessing justice. From the EU-LAT Network we want to encourage the European Union and its
Member States to implement the following recommendations to promote
women
a safe environment for and girls. These recommendations could be included in the gender equality strategy:
1. The Council of the European Union and all its Member States must ratify and fully implement the Council of Europe Convention on the prevention and fight against violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention
2. Ensure that the EU and United Nations Spotlight initiative includes the meaningful participation of feminist and women’s rights organisations at all stages of decision-making
3. Guarantee access to effective justice with a gender focus that allows adequate reparation to victims and their families and the end of impunity.
4. Assign a budget to develop standardised protocols for the compilation of information and the establishment of comparable data developed together with women’s organisations.
5. Promote and strengthen the incorporation of a gender, human rights and comprehensive sex education approach in education systems.
6. Promote the strengthening of the capacities of health-care, police and justice officials to provide adequate care to victims.
7. Women’s representative organisations should participate in the design and monitoring of public policies on gender equality.
Another main focus of work for the EU LAT Network is the protection of human rights defenders, especially women human rights defenders and those who defend the rights of women and gender equality. This group runs the risk of facing multiple and exacerbated forms of discrimination, is exposed to gender-specific attacks and are subject to violence given their challenges to the norms and stereotypes that exist within their communities and social context. Women defenders face greater risks of harassment, verbal aggression and attacks on their reputation, sexual harassment, sexual violence and rape, and all kinds of threats directed at their children and / or family members. Stigmatisation and the criminalisation of the defence of women’s rights and of feminist movements, defamation and virtual attacks using new technologies, as well as violence and discrimination faced by women within their own movements are factors that place women in a situation of heightened risk. This also places extra limits on their right to defend rights and has a negative impact on the sustainability of their struggles and movements. Violence against women defenders is perpetrated by state and non-state actors such as the media, religious groups and companies that have significant capacity to influence public opinion, with this leading to increased social stigmatisation of women defenders and feminist movements.
The EU LAT Network presents the followings recommendations to the EU and member states, recommendations that could be included in the gender equality strategy:
1. In the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, adopt an annex with specific gender recommendations and tools for their implementation, to serve as a guide to the EEAS, EU Delegations and Member States. These recommendations should be prepared in consultation with civil society and organisations of women human rights defenders.
2. EU delegations should guarantee training and capacity-building for women defenders and defenders of women’s rights and gender equality in Latin American countries and disseminate the EU Guidelines, as well as strengthen the exchange of information on good practice and measures adopted, among women defenders and organisations.
Read full responseResponse to Gender equality in the EU
13 Feb 2020
The EU-LAT Network is a pluralistic network of European movements and organizations that promote solidarity between the people of Latin America and Europe.The EU-LAT Network highlights the seriousness of a problem shared between the European Union and Latin America: feminicide and impunity. Women often suffer multiple violence, and they face barriers in accessing justice. From the EU-LAT Network we want to encourage the European Union and its Member States to implement the following recommendations to promote a safe environment for women and girls. These recommendations could be included in the gender equality strategy:
1. The Council of the European Union and all its Member States must ratify and fully implement the Council of Europe Convention on the prevention and fight against violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention
2. Ensure that the EU and United Nations Spotlight initiative includes the meaningful participation of feminist and women’s rights organisations at all stages of decision-making
3. Guarantee access to effective justice with a gender focus that allows adequate reparation to victims and their families and the end of impunity.
4. Assign a budget to develop standardised protocols for the compilation of information and the establishment of comparable data developed together with women’s organisations.
5.Promote and strengthen the incorporation of a gender, human rights and comprehensive sex education approach in education systems.
6.Promote the strengthening of the capacities of health-care, police and justice officials to provide adequate care to victims.
7.Women’s representative organisations should participate in the design and monitoring of public policies on gender equality.
Another main focus of work for the EU LAT Network is the protection of human rights defenders, especially women human rights defenders and those who defend the rights of women and gender equality. This group runs the risk of facing multiple and exacerbated forms of discrimination, is exposed to gender-specific attacks and are subject to violence given their challenges to the norms and stereotypes that exist within their communities and social context. Women defenders face greater risks of harassment, verbal aggression and attacks on their reputation, sexual harassment, sexual violence and rape, and all kinds of threats directed at their children and / or family members. Stigmatisation and the criminalisation of the defence of women’s rights and of feminist movements, defamation and virtual attacks using new technologies, as well as violence and discrimination faced by women within their own movements are factors that place women in a situation of heightened risk. This also places extra limits on their right to defend rights and has a negative impact on the sustainability of their struggles and movements. Violence against women defenders is perpetrated by state and non-state actors such as the media, religious groups and companies that have significant capacity to influence public opinion, with this leading to increased social stigmatisation of women defenders and feminist movements.
The EU LAT Network presents the followings recommendations to the EU and member states, recommendations that could be included in the gender equality strategy:
1. In the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, adopt an annex with specific gender recommendations and tools for their implementation, to serve as a guide to the EEAS, EU Delegations and Member States. These recommendations should be prepared in consultation with civil society and organisations of women human rights defenders.
2. EU delegations should guarantee training and capacity-building for women defenders and defenders of women’s rights and gender equality in Latin American countries and disseminate the EU Guidelines, as well as strengthen the exchange of information on good practice and measures adopted, among women defenders and
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