Category: Human Rights Defenders and Justice
Human Rights Defenders and Justice
Human Rights Defenders are those who, individually or together with others, promote, protect and defend human rights. A Human Rights Defender can work both from a national NGO based in a larger city as well as work in a local community.
Defending Human Rights is a high risk activity in Latin America. On a regular basis, the human rights defenders put their life and freedom at risk to defend human rights, suffering intimidation, harassment, criminalisation and violence.
The EU-LAT Network promotes respect for and the protection of the work of human rights defenders and advocates for adequate spaces for human rights defenders and civil society.
Human Rights and Justice Defenders
Human Rights Defenders are those who, individually or together with others, promote, protect and defend human rights. A Human Rights Defender can work both from a national NGO based in a larger city as well as work in a local community.
Defending Human Rights is a high risk activity in Latin America. On a regular basis, the human rights defenders put their life and freedom at risk to defend human rights, suffering intimidation, harassment, criminalisation and violence.
The EU-LAT Network promotes respect for and the protection of the work of human rights defenders and advocates for adequate spaces for human rights defenders and civil society.
Human Rights and Justice Defenders
Human Rights Defenders are those who, individually or together with others, promote, protect and defend human rights. A Human Rights Defender can work both from a national NGO based in a larger city as well as work in a local community.
Defending Human Rights is a high risk activity in Latin America. On a regular basis, the human rights defenders put their life and freedom at risk to defend human rights, suffering intimidation, harassment, criminalisation and violence.
The EU-LAT Network promotes respect for and the protection of the work of human rights defenders and advocates for adequate spaces for human rights defenders and civil society.
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Human Rights Defenders and Justice
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 Honduran environmental activist Juan Antonio López on September 14, 2024, and the escalation of violence against Guapinol defenders.
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