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

 

Insecurity and human rights violations in southern Madagascar

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 27th session 08 September – 26 September 2014 [Excerpt from the declaration] CETIM is alarmed by the violations of human rights, in particular the right to life, committed by the forces of law and order and armed militias since 2012 in the south of Madagascar. Since the beginning of this year alone, […]

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The rights of the Mapuche people in Chile

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 25th session 03 March – 28 March 2014 [Excerpt from the declaration] The root of the problem lies in the failure of Chilean state institutions to take account of the expectations of the Mapuche people, whose priority is to claim territorial rights, including the right to water and natural resources, on the […]

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Report of the independent expert on debt

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 25th session 03 March – 28 March 2014 [Exerpt of the declaration] It is now recognized that the debt is a heavy burden and that it has a major impact on almost all aspects of the people’s lives of the concerned countries. Worse, it constitutes a tool of domination that deprives the […]

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The use of drones and other lethal robots

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 23rd session 27 May – 14 June 2013 [Excerpt of the declaration] The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) and the Europe – Third World Centre (CETIM) welcome the decision of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in order to draw attention to the use of drones and other […]

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