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Chevron – Statement on the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration

Read the statement made before the CodH following the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration concerning Chevron.

Statement: Death of Samir Amin

Samir Amin died in Paris, Sunday August 12th, 2018, in the middle of the afternoon. At almost 87 years old, Samir Amin remained one of the most lucid and fruitful analysts of the today’s world. Always in action, his work has nourished the thinking of thousands and thousands of persons and organizations.

Ecuadorian Constitutional Court rejects Chevron’s protection action

This is an important victory for the UDAPT. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court rejects the protection action requested by Chevron.

CETIM’s declaration on the apartheid regime in Israel/Palestine

CETIM and IADL presented an oral statement to the 38th session of the UN Human Rights Council (June-July 2018). It denounces the human rights situation in Palestine and the other occupied Arab territories.

CETIM’s statement on workers’ human rights violations by Glencore

The declaration presented by the CETIM in June 2018 to the 38th session of the UNHRC (June-July 2018) highlights violations committed by Glencore corporation, its subsidiaries and subcontractors in several countries.

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders urges US act

CETIM, UDAPT and FORUM NOBIS denounce Chevron’s attacks against victims’ defenders in the United States and Ecuador. Following the report submitted by the three organizations, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders urges the US government to act.

How will the UN Declaration contribute to the human rights of peasants?

The CETIM, the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, La Vía Campesina, FIAN International and Bread for All organized a parallel conference during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council.

Brazil: CETIM denounces the dismantling of public services and the political persecutions

CETIM, in collaboration with the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), the Transnational Institute (TNI), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Friends of the Earth International and FIAN International, intervened at the UN to denounce the violations and irregularities committed by the government of Brazil.

UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations discussed at UN

A side event was held at the UN on the occasion of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council. It was entitled: “Reflections on the United Nations Treaty binding transnational corporations on human rights“.

Attempt at Sabotage in New York: the European Union aims to Eliminate the Financing of the United Nations Working Group Entrusted with Drafting a Binding Treaty on TNCs

Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity Public Statement Tuesday 19th December 2017 According to our sources, the European Union (EU) delegation to the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, which deals with budgetary matters, is trying to eliminate the financing of the Human Rights Council’s intergovernmental working group (IGWG) […]

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