CETIM declarations on economic, social and cultural rights

In the following pages, you will find CETIM’s English declarations to the UN on the theme of economic, social and cultural rights

 

Greece: austerity and imposed debt

Since May 2010, Greece has been subjected to painful structural adjustment measures by its creditors. The economic and social effects are tragic. A Greek Debt Truth Commission has been created in April 2015 by the Greek Parliament. The preliminary report’s conclusions are clear: the debt and the austerity measures imposed on Greece violate human rights and international law, the debt claimed from Greece in 2015 is totally unsustainable, and much of it is illegal, illegitimate and odious and should be repudiated.

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The human rights situation in Colombia

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 28th session 02 March – 27 March 2015 [Extract from the statement] CETIM and OIDHACO welcome the presentation of the High Commissioner’s report and underline the importance of his Office in Colombia with the mandate it has today. We share the concern about the legislative reforms that – as the report underlines […]

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Human rights and climate change

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 28th session 02 March – 27 March 2015 [Exerpt from the declaration] For the CETIM with which the Coordination Climate and Social Justice and the Forum for a new global governance are associated, there is an indissoluble link between the dramatic consequences of climate change and the human rights that are defended […]

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Vulture Funds and Their Impact on Human Rights

ADVISORY COMMITTEE 14th session 23 – 27 February 2015 [Excerpt of the declaration] The phenomenon of vulture funds is inseparable from the debt of States and affects most countries. The CETIM and the CADTM therefore welcome the mandate that the Human Rights Council has given to the Advisory Committee on the impact of vulture funds’ […]

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