Latin America & the Caribbean – ETO Consortium

China: Human Rights and Chinese Business Activities in Latin America

China: Human Rights and Chinese Business Activities in Latin America

February 17, 2023

Civil society organisations have submitted a report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) on Chinese business activities in nine Latin American countries. In total, 14 cases were analysed in which these activities led to human rights violations and environmental damage. The report provides input to the CESCR on China’s non-compliance with […]

Activities by Chinese companies have adverse human rights and environmental impacts in Latin American countries

February 16, 2023

On February 16th, 2023, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and the Collective on Chinese Financing and Investments, Human Rights and the Environment (Colectivo sobre Inversiones y Financiamiento Chinas, Derechos Humanos y Ambiente, CICDHA) – a collective of currently 12 Latin American civil-society organizations – presented a report to the UN Committee on Economic, […]