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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.

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

Information kit published by the Global Campaign to Reclaim People’s Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity (Global Campaign), of which CETIM is the coordinator at the United Nations.

Order the E-book “The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants”

“The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants” is the first book of CETIM’s Editions available in a digital format. The e-book and PDF in English and Spanish are now available on CETIM website.

Violations of workers’ human rights by Shell in Nigeria

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 40th session CETIM calls on the Nigerian and Dutch authorities to honour their international commitments in the field of human and labour rights.