[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] Lithium Fever: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Under Attack in Jujuy, Argentina The following report is structured in five parts. The first sets out the context of the lack of protection of indigenous land rights and the expansion of lithium extractivism surrounding the adoption of the...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] - International civil society organisations with extensive experience in the defence of the environment and human rights present the conclusions of an observation mission to the Argentinian province of Jujuy in August 2023 following the constitutional reform approved in June of the same...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] Annual Activity Report ProDESC 2023 ProDESC Report 2023: achievements in the defense of economic, social and cultural rights in Mexico. The document is a detailed account of the achievements and lessons learned over the past year. Through this report, we provide a comprehensive quantitative and...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] Donate so that the organized women workers of the Sinaloa Temporary Migrant Workers Coalition receive training with gender perspective and continue fighting for their labor rights. Olivia is a woman originally from the port of Topolobampo in Sinaloa. Given the few job opportunities offered...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='4/6'] The second edition of the Comprehensive Security Course for environmental defenders in Mexico City, held on August 4 and 5, concluded successfully. This course is part of the “Protecting People, Protecting Nature” (P3N) initiative. The event, organized by ProDESC in collaboration with ELAW,...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='4/6'] The most recent generation of community defenders from the School of Transnational Justice (EJT in Spanish) celebrated their graduation ceremony on July 1 in Mexico City. Thirty-three defenders from 13 states of the Mexican Republic and six Latin American countries gathered here, namely:...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='4/6'] From August 21-25 of August 2023, representatives of 8 civil society organizations specialized in human and environmental rights carried out an observatory mission in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. The objective of the mission was to witness first hand any possible violations of...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='4/6'] London, UK & Washington, DC – The Freedom Fund and the Human Trafficking Legal Center are launching the Coalition Against Forced Labour in Trade – a global network of civil society organisations working to introduce and enforce import bans against goods made using...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='4/6'] PRESS RELEASE - Statkraft advances hydroelectric projects that violate the right to free, prior, and informed consent, territory, cultural identity and to defend human rights by indigenous communities. - The company contravenes its duty to respect human rights and to apply due diligence in its...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] National Action Plans on Business and Human Rigths: A Comparative Analysis of Corporate Accountability The report provides an analysis of the design and implementation in six countries that have published at least one National Action Plan. It also gathers, through a thorough document search...
