CETIM’s statements at the UN
We are providing a summary of the oral and written statements provided by CETIM during the 51st session of the Human Rights Council (September-October 2022).
Continue readingCETIM’s actions, with its partners in the field, in favour of the Brazilian people
We are providing a summary of the oral and written statements provided by CETIM during the 51st session of the Human Rights Council (September-October 2022).
Continue readingThe 8th session of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations, charged with the elaboration of a binding treaty for the respect of human rights by these entities, was held in Geneva in great confusion and a tense atmosphere (24-28 October 2022). In issue 64 of our bulletin, we had already raised concerns about […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 51st session Following the report of the Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes on the gold mining issue, CETIM called the attention of the Hurman rights Council about another representative case : the dismentling of the NAe São Paulo ship, transporting toxic wastes, which was travelling from Brazil to Aliaga shipyard, […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 45th session September 2020 In a previous statement during this session of the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on toxic waste, Mr. Tuncak, made clear recommendations, based on the manifest deficiency of national regulation on transnational corporates in Brazil, calling for independent investigations into abuses of power by these entities.
Continue readingSTATEMENT Brazil: UN Special Rapporteur urges Government and multinationals to face up to their responsibility
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