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Economic sanctions and Covid-19 pandemic

Unilateral coercive measures continue to proliferate during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is all the more worrying in the context of a deep economic crisis which because of the pandemic is becoming more acute.

Covid-19 pandemic and human rights

Containment has demonstrated the importance of respect and effective implementation of all human rights.

Controlling epidemics? The WHO had the answer 40 years ago

For once, everyone agrees. The only way to deal effectively with Covid 19 is through comprehensive, equitable, universally accessible health systems.

Repression and persecution in Bolivia following the October 2019 elections

In October 2019, presidential elections were held in Bolivia to choose the country’s new president for the period 2020-2025.

Serious human rights violations in Chile

In October 2019, a massive protest movement began in Chile against a savage neoliberal model that widens social inequalities and disregards the democratic collective processes.

Austerity measures and human rights violations in Ecuador

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 43rd session From December 2017 to June 2019, poverty in Ecuador affected 25.5% of the national population. Extreme poverty reached 9.5%.

Brazil: the overwhelming report of the UN Special Rapporteur

STATEMENT Brazil: UN Special Rapporteur urges Government and multinationals to face up to their responsibility

The Declaration on the rights of peasants: a key instrument

CETIM and La Vía Campesina continue to advocate for the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants

Poverty and human rights violations in Madagascar

On the occasion of the 34th session of the Universal Periodic Review, CETIM organised a side event on: “Poverty and human rights violations in Madagascar”

TNC Impunity: 5th session of the negotiations on the binding treaty on TNCs and human rights

Dossier published by the Global Campaign to Claim the Sovereignty of Peoples, Dismantle Corporate Power and End Impunity (Global Campaign), for which CETIM is the UN coordinator.