«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 10th session 02 March – 27 March 2009 [Extract from the declaration] Existing human rights instruments do not meet the specific needs of peasants in the context of globalisation. The rules of international trade favour the law of the strongest, in other words the stranglehold of transnational corporations on the economy and […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 10th session 02 March – 27 March 2009 [Extract from the statement] The report on the mission to the World Trade Organization finally allows everyone to see the links between the various areas of international relations and puts an end to the fallacious arguments claiming that there are issues that should not […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 9th Special Session on the Gaza Strip January 9, 2009 As European, Israeli and American human rights organizations*, we are urging the UN Human Rights Council to intervene and call to an end of the war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as part of […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 9th special session on the Gaza Strip January 2009 [Exerpt from the statement] Serious violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention on war crimes have been committed, including killings and the mass destruction of buildings. These crimes are not justified by military necessity; they are carried out arbitrarily and premeditatedly. In addition, the […]
Continue readingSEE THE INTRODUCTION IN THE FRENCH PAGE ! Mr President, We, peasants, women and men, of the International movement La Via Campesina, organised from 20 to 25 of June 2008 the International Conference on Peasant Rights in Jakarta, Indonesia. After seven years of intense discussions on the content and strategies, our spirits are high and […]
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