1970-2020 : 50 ans de solidarité avec les mouvements sociaux !
The latest bulletin for 2020 begins with two articles related to Switzerland: the first discusses its foreign policy in the area of peasants rights, and the second looks at the concerns of the UN Special Rapporteur on the new approach of the Swiss cooperation.
Continue readingDuring the 44th and 45th sessions of the UN Human Rights Council, CETIM intervened to present cases of human rights violations that are being followed up in the framework of our advocacy work and solidarity with our partners in the South. Poverty: violation of human rights CETIM is deeply concerned about the causes of poverty: […]
Continue readingThe sixth negotiating session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group to elaborate a legally binding instrument on transnational corporations (TNCs) and human rights was held in Geneva from 26 to 30 October 2020. As every year, the CETIM and its partner organizations, united in the Global Campaign to Claim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle the Power […]
Continue readingCETIM and the Movement for the Defense of Water, Land, and Environmental Protection (MODATIMA) denounced violations of the right to water in the Petorca region of Chile. The right to water and sanitation is a human right. Indeed, water is essential to human life not only for daily consumption and hygiene but also for food […]
Continue readingDuring the 45th session of the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the right to development presented a report regarding his visit to Switzerland last year (see CETIM’s bulletin No. 60). In it, he expressed concerns regarding the new approach of the Swiss cooperation, a concern in the same vein as already expressed by […]
Continue readingWhile Switzerland played a key role in negotiating the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas, a study commissioned by a number of Swiss NGOs, including CETIM, shows that its foreign policy in this area leaves a lot to be desired. The Declaration on the Rights of Peasants, adopted […]
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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 readingCETIM, a research and publication centre, was founded in 1970 out of a desire for action for a fairer world.
Read the special bulletin 50 years of CETIM
