CETIM’s actions, with its partners in the field, in favour of the Argentinian people
JOINT PRESS RELEASE February 24, 2026 The Mapuche community of the Lof Pillañ Mahuiza (Patagonia, Argentina) announces that, with the support of CETIM, an organization holding consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a complaint has been submitted to several UN human rights protection mechanisms. The decision to bring the case […]
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PRESS RELEASE Geneva – Buenos Aires, 2 October 2024 – As part of the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council, CETIM and the Centre for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) denounced the grave human rights situation in Argentina during the debate on urgent situations requiring the Council’s attention. The two organisations warned about […]
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by Grégory Lassalle and Vincent Espagne The CETIM pays tribute to Vincent Espagne who passed away at the end of October 2019. Vincent Espagne co-wrote the book “La passion du schiste. Capitalisme, démocratie, environnement en Argentine”, with Grégory Lassalle. Together, they carried out a year-long study in Argentina to analyse how the country made the […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 35th session 06 June – 23 June 2017 [Excerpt from the statement] In this regard, we are alarmed by the health situation in the plains region of Argentina. Our partners from the Regional Assemblies of Fumigated Villages, the Network of Doctors of Fumigated Villages and the Association of Environmental Lawyers informed us […]
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Introduction Since the discovery in late 2010 of one of the largest shale oil and gas deposits in the world, in the Vaca Muerta formation in Patagonia, in Argentina, serious inroads have been made into sensitive areas of the region. Operations carried out by transnational companies with links to State-controlled oil companies have triggered a […]
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