Author: Estefania Diaz

12 May Executive Director of ProDESC participates in the Global Assembly in Frankfurt

Posted at 22:58h in Sin categoría by Estefania Diaz

Executive Director of ProDESC participates in the Global Assembly in Frankfurt How can the idea of universal human rights, which was already struggled for in the European revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries, be conceived and realized globally? This was the question that triggered the...

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26 Apr From rights to reality: Ensuring a rights-holder-centred application of the French Duty of Vigilance law

Posted at 15:22h in reports by Estefania Diaz

[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] From rights to reality: Ensuring a rights-holder-centred application of the French Duty of Vigilance law   The introduction of mandatory human rights due diligence legislation is an important step forward, representing a long-awaited shift away from the prevailing voluntary “corporate social responsibility” approach towards “hard...

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10 Apr Annual Activity Report PRODESC 2022

Posted at 21:49h in reports by Estefania Diaz

[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3']   [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] Annual Activity Report PRODESC 2022   In this document you will find quantitative and qualitative information on the work and activities we carried out in 2022 at all levels and with all our accompaniments.   [button size='' style='' text='CONSULTAR' icon='' icon_color='#c91818' link='https://prodesc.org.mx/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/informe-anual-2022-prodesc-dh-inglés.pdf' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color=''...

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31 Mar The original people of Xoco file a lawsuit against federal and Mexico city´s authorities for violations of the right to free, prior and informed consent and indigenous consultation regarding the construction and operation of Mítikah real state project.

Posted at 15:47h in Sin categoría by Estefania Diaz

- Federal and local authorities have systematically refused to recognize Xoco's original people’s rights. - Mítikah is the most recent example of how real estate speculation excludes local inhabitants, makes living costs unbearable deteriorates traditional ways of life. - The original people of Xoco initiate a...

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Posted at 30 Jan, 18:11h in policy-papers-ing by Estefania Diaz

The labour chapter of the USMCA

16 Nov Spanish energy firm Renovalia Energy must vacate and return land to Zapotec community members of Unión Hidalgo, Mexico

Posted at 15:44h in blog-english, Research Notes, Unión Hidalgo (ingles) by Estefania Diaz

Spanish energy firm Renovalia Energy must vacate and return land to Zapotec community members of Unión Hidalgo, Mexico - According to the sentence, the Mexican subsidiary Demex is obliged to vacate some of the land of the Piedra Larga wind farm, located on communal lands of...

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02 Sep Alejandra Constanza Ancheita Pagaza – Biography

Posted at 18:36h in Sin categoría by Estefania Diaz

Alejandra Ancheita Alejandra Ancheita is a feminist lawyer and human rights defender in Mexico. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Mexican NGO Proyecto de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales A.C. (ProDESC).   Academic formation   Alejandra Ancheita has a law degree from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM)....

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Posted at 15 Jul, 15:14h in blog-english, reports by Estefania Diaz

Evaluating corporate due diligence through a gender lens in Latin America

Posted at 14 Jun, 20:40h in reports, Sin categoría by Estefania Diaz

Annual Activity Report ProDESC 2021

Posted at 03 Jun, 01:36h in Sin categoría by Estefania Diaz

Set back to EDF in Mexico! The Zapotec community of Unión Hidalgo and ProDESC achieve the definitive cancellation of the wind park megaproject “Gunaa Sicarú”