«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 the rights of peasants
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 21st session 10-28 September 2012 [Excerpt from the statement] We, the communities of the municipalities of San Andrés and La Libertad department of Petén, Guatemala, have repeatedly requested the Guatemalan State authorities to carry out an impartial investigation into the human rights violations to which we are subjected in that department. However, […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 28th session March 2015 [Excerpt from the statement] We also recognise the positive role that the Government has played in preventing environmental deterioration and water pollution by not granting mining permits. An emblematic case is that of the Australian-based company Oceana Gold, which insists on its will to start a mining project […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 31st session March 2016 [Extract from the statement] There are many cases of planned and targeted assassinations of human rights defenders, whether by public officials or private actors. This is what happened on 3 March 2016 to Berta Cáceres, an indigenous leader and defender of the rights of indigenous peoples and the […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 34th session March 2018 [Excerpt from the statement] La Via Campesina played a very important role in the peace accords in Colombia. It has had the status of official observer on the issue of agrarian reform, a fundamental pillar to guarantee a lasting and comprehensive peace. Read the CETIM’s oral statement in […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 51st session (12 September-7 October 2022) [Excerpt from the statement] Diego Montón calls on the Human Rights Council and all UN member states to work together to advance the implementation of the Declaration, in particular through the creation of a monitoring mechanism on the rights of peasants’ rights within the UN human […]
Well-being for PERENCO and repression for Petén communities
El Salvador: Universal Periodic Review report
Murder of Berta Cáceres
The role of La Via Campesina in the peace process in Colombia
Establishment of a monitoring mechanism on the rights of peasants’ rights
