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 7th special session on the Right to Food May 22, 2008 Read the CETIM’s written statement The current crisis of agricultural raw materials severely affects the poorest peoples of our planet.1 Prices on the world market for cereals are rising for a year : wheat prices increased by 130%, rice 80% and […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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