The EU must uphold human rights: Defenders call for a human rights centred CSDDD
Ahead of what may be the final political trilogue negotiations on the EU Corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDDD), 93 human rights and environmental defenders and CSOs from the Global South send a letter to the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, as well as the rapporteur Lara Wolters and the Commissioner for Justice, Mr Didier Reynders, calling for a directive that protects human rights and our planet beyond “business as usual”.
Read the text in Spanish or Portuguese on the website of the European Coalition for Corporate Justice.
Global South defenders’ key demands
- Protect our rights and the environment
- Protect our climate and our future
- Defend our rights and access to justice
- Make sure we are taken into account – meaningful and safe stakeholder engagement
- Ensure obligations for all those who cause harm
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