«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 COUNCIL 3rd session 29 November – 8 December 2006 [Excerpt from the statement] The body should be composed of independent experts with recognised expertise in human rights, elected by the members of the Council, as is the case for the International Law Commission. Its composition should also comply with the principle of equitable […]
Continue readingI. THE DECISION TO ABOLISH THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS1 The United Nations “Summit” held in September 2005, approved in its Final Declaration to abolish the Commission on Human Rights and to replace it by a Council on Human Rights. The Council’s features are not defined in the Final Declaration, but the superpower and its […]
Continue readingI. 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 readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 1st session 19 June – 30 June 2006 [Excerpt from the statement] The monitoring and follow-up mechanism for verifying compliance with the two Covenants remains incomplete. Although the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was adopted 40 years ago, it still does not have a complaints procedure for violations of […]
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