«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
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 59th session 17 March – 25 April 2003 [Excerpt from the statement] In light of these texts, the large-scale military aggression perpetrated against Iraq and its people by the United States of America and a few other countries constitutes not only a flagrant violation of the right of peoples to self-determination, but […] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 59th session 17 March – 25 April 2003 [Excerpt from the statement] We are witnessing an increasing number of violations of the rights of migrants, refugees and minorities. Measures taken to ensure security and combat terrorism are being used as a cover for these serious violations. We will cite a few examples […] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 59th session 17 March – 25 April 2003 [Excerpt from the statement] Let us now take the example of the production of staple foods for the world’s populations, on which the survival of entire communities and, ultimately, the fate of half the planet’s population depends. All serious studies clearly show that the […] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 59th session 17 March – 25 April 2003 [Excerpt from the statement] The United States, which has waged a unilateral war of aggression, occupation and plunder against the Iraqi people, enjoys not only total impunity but also carte blanche. How else can we explain the Commission’s decision not to hold a special […] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 59th session 17 March – 25 April 2003 [Excerpt from the statement] With regard to international economic and financial issues, the expert states that greater market openness leads to increased economic growth. However, the incompatibility of current neoliberal globalisation with the right to development and the unfairness of WTO agreements for Southern […]
About the US intervention in Iraq
Forced repatriations under the guise of combating terrorism
Food sovereignty of peoples
The need to condemn the war: the role of the UN and the Human Rights Commission
About the Working Group on the Right to Development
