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

 

Situation of human rights in Ecuador

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 55th session 26 February – 5 April 2024 Until 2017, Ecuador was one of the safest countries in Latin America, with a rate of 5.8 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. However, according to figures from local NGOs, in the month of January 2024, the same rate reached 43 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, making […]

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Social security systems weakened or destroyed

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 55th session 26 February – 5 April 2024 According to the International Labour Organization, more than 60% of the world’s working population, employed in the informal sector, is excluded from social security systems, even though this is a human right. The situation is no better in rural areas. The vast majority of […]

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Violations of the right to water in Chile

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 54th session 11 September – 13 October 2023 Chile has a unique water model in the world, based on the privatisation of water sources and water management, which was inherited from the military dictatorship (1973-1990), was deepened during the governments of the transition to democracy and continues to this day. In simple […]

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Sanctions and human rights violations in Niger

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 54th session 11 September – 13 October 2023 [Excerpt from the declaration] Following the military takeover of Niger on July 26, 2023, regional institutions and international organizations such as ECOWAS, UEMOA, the AU, the World Bank and the European Union began taking unprecedented measures against Niger and its people. These economic and […]

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Rise of racist and xenophobic political parties and movements

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Workshop on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic 6-8 February 2023 As part of this debate, we would like to draw your attention to a global scourge about which the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism […]

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