«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
In the following pages, you will find CETIM’s English declarations to the UN on the theme of economic, social and cultural rights
I. Introduction The attempt to convert the main United Nations human rights body into an instrument of unilateral service for several powers, unrepresentative of the current diversity of the international community of states, has, fortunately, been thwarted by the vote of the 170 member states of the General Assembly that approved the creation of the […]
Continue readingThe right to life is under threat for the Kurdish people in Turkey There are conflicts all around us. Many rights are violated during these conflicts. Many do this in the name of power and sovereignty. States assume their power over society under the pretext of the general protection of populations and culture. For this […]
Continue reading1. The Europe – Third World Centre (CETIM) and the American Association of Jurists (AAJ), along with numerous other international organisations for the defence of human rights, is preoccupied by the violations of human rights in Tunisia. President Ben Ali has recently amended the constitution to create a life-time presidency and to accord himself permanent […]
Continue readingI. THE AGGRESSION The invasion of Iraq, under the false pretext that the regime in place possessed weapons of massive destruction, was a crime of aggression and a crime against peace1. II. WAR CRIMES Acts of war committed during an aggression are war crimes, as specified in the Nuremberg Ruling (Judgement), already mentioned in footnote […]
Continue readingWe strongly encourage the following elements of the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights be protected and retained in any reforms initiated to the UN human rights system: 1. Working groups, studies. Active working groups (including the Social Forum), expert studies and working papers, in which NGOs are permitted to actively […]
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