«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
The UN human rights bodies and Indigenous Peoples have come a long way.1 It is important to use this exemplary experience to focus on the implementation of human rights of Indigenous Peoples and on the collection and dissemination of the best practices appropriate to their situation – otherwise the endeavours done by the UN to […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 6th session 10 September – 28 September 2007 Read the CETIM’s written statement Over the past four decades, Colombia has faced a dire social, political and armed conflict.1 In this context, it has to be noted that the numerous transnational corporations operating inside Colombia are somehow involved in the conflict, collaborating with […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 5th session 11 June – 18 June 2007 Read the CETIM’s written statement The “ethanol partnership”, launched with great pomp and ceremony by the United States and Brazil on 9 March 2007, marks a new phase in the energy strategies of the great powers, just as does the decision by the European […] INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT 7th session January 9 – January 13 2006 [Excerpt from the declaration] It should be noted from the outset that the Millennium Development Goals are extremely modest, given that they aim to reduce the number of poor people by only half in 15 years, with the other […] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 61st session 14 March – 22 April 2005 [Excerpt from the statement] Many of them are not only dispossessed, but also suffer various forms of repression in addition to the damage inflicted on them. For example, the concentration of arable land in the hands of a minority and the proliferation of free […]
Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights Expert Body (IEB): A necessary and valuable completion to the Human Rights Council
Human rights violations committed by transnational corporations in Colombia
Ethanol fuels are not a green energy and compete directly with the food needs of people!
The right to development and the Millennium Development Goals
Peasant leaders face harassment and political persecution
