«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 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 […] Mr. Chairman, The Woman peasant has a long tradition of harvesting, selecting and propagating varieties of seed for both nutritional and medical purposes. They are the principle guardians of the world’s genetic resources and biodiversity. The traditional knowledge should be honored and respected and the skills passed on to new generations. The future of the […] COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 60th session 15 March – 23 April 2004 Read the CETIM’s written statement The Europe-Third World Center (CETIM) has, on several occasions1, denounced the impasse in which successive governments in power in Israel have placed the resolution of the conflict as well as the incapacity of the international community to make […] COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 60th session 15 March – 23 April 2004 Read the CETIM’s written statement 1. Already more than a century ago, at the 1889 Inter-American Conference in Washington, a proposal was made that Latin American countries integrate their economies into that of the United States. This project, which included a customs union, […] Mr. Chairman, The Europe – Third World Centre (CETIM) and the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), in collaboration with VIA CAMPESINA, would like to draw the attention of the Human Rights Commission on the opening of the agricultural markets and their consequences for the peasants of the South. Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Delegates, La Via […]
Peasant leaders face harassment and political persecution
Woman peasant: guardians of the world’s genetic resources and biodiversity
Human Rights Violations in Israeli-Occupied Palestine
FTAA dangers and the urgent necessity of an alternative for development
The Opening of the agricultural Markets and their Consequences for the Peasants of the South
