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The context of the current health crisis has put the situation of peasants around the world back at the heart of the debate.
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The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled against Colombia for failing to investigate those who ordered the murder of a trade unionist who was defending the rights of workers at the multinational Coca-Cola in the country.
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The containment measures have shown – if it was not already obvious – just how important it is to observe and effectively implement all human rights (civil, political, economic, social and cultural), even as it has brought to light numerous violations of those rights.
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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 […]
Continue readingLast September, CETIM issued Declarations on various themes during the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council. Below are some extracts : Examination of the Report by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development CETIM agrees with the Special Rapporteur that the effective implementation of the Right to Development requires above all respect for sovereignty […]
Continue readingOn the 6th of November last, during the 34th session of the UN Universal Periodic Review, the CETIM organised a parallel conference on the theme of poverty and human rights violations in Madagascar. The Malagasy population is among the poorest in the world. The inhabitants, the majority of whom live in rural areas, live on […]
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The 5th session of the UN intergovernmental working group in charge of drafting a binding treaty to regulate the activities of transnational corporations (TNCs) took place in Geneva from 14th-18th October 2019. The working group got to down to business with a presentation of the revised version of the draft treaty by the Presidency, held/carried […]
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A compilation of texts introduced by Laroussi Amri in the CETIM Collection “Pensées d’hier pour aujourd’hui”. Born on 4 December 1899 and deceased on 7 December 1935, Tahar Haddad was a leading Tunisian thinker, trade unionist and political figure. As a long-time trade union activist, he founded the Economic Cooperation Association with Mohamed Ali El […]
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By Rémy Herrera and Zhiming Long Is China a capitalist country? This question is the title of a new release by French and Chinese economists. Is this title deliberately provocative? It is, but at the same time it overlaps with an increasingly common opinion: even though China was “communist”, it might now be “capitalist”. Furthermore, […]
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During its 20th session, held in Geneva from April 29 to May 3, the Intergovernmental Working Group of the UN Human Rights Council discussed the content and scope of the future legally-binding international instrument on the right to development. Historical review As a reminder, the right to development derives from the Declaration on the Right […]
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In the June 2020 newsletter: an article entitled “Human Rights in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic”. It is followed by an article on the decision of the Human Rights Committee which recognized Colombia’s responsibility in the assassination of a trade unionist. Next, you will find a summary of the statements made by the CETIM during the 43rd session of the CodH, an article on Swiss foreign policy in the alder of the declaration on the rights of peasants.
