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

 

Assessment of human rights in Chile: 40 years later

Forty years after the coup d’Etat, Chile remains marked by two decades of military dictatorship. The democratic transition that followed is left incomplete: The current constitution was established under the rule of General Pinochet, the victims of the dictatorship only rarely receive compensation for their suffering. The process of democratization needs to continue so Chile can leave behind its dark period of history.

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Human rights of Basque political prisoners

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 23rd session 27 May-14 June 2013 [Excerpt from the declaration] The dispersal policy implemented by these two States is a measure designed to keep Basque prisoners as far away as possible from their families and loved ones. In Spain, the average distance between a Basque prisoner and his family is 632 km. […]

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Israel and the Universal Periodic Review

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 22nd Session 25 February – 22 March 2013 Israel’s decision to boycott the UPR is a further illustration of its disregard for its international human rights obligations and its lack of commitment to international cooperation in the field of human rights, which is a duty of UN Member States. Israel’s refusal to […]

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Colombia : Tayrona indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 22nd session 25 February – 22 March 2013 [Excerpt from the statement] There are many mamos (traditional authorities) and other members of our communities who have been disappeared, killed or displaced for maintaining a position of neutrality towards all the legal and illegal armed groups that dispute our sacred territory. Blood has […]

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Debt and government financial obligations on human rights

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 22nd session 25 February – 22 March 2013 [ Excerpt from the statement] According to a UNDP estimate mentioned by the Independent Expert, for every dollar received in international cooperation, 60% leaves the country in the form of illicit flows. For 11 least developed countries, the total amount of losses linked to […]

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