«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 42nd session 9 September – 27 September 2019 CETIM is alarmed by the non-stop extra-judicial executions of zebu (cattle) breeders in the south of Madagascar, perpetrated by the forces of law and order under successive governments since 2012 until the present day. Read CETIM’s oral statement in French Watch the video subtitled […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 39th session 10 September – 28 September 2018 Ndiakhate Fall calls on the member states of the Human Rights Council, and African states in particular, to adopt by consensus the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Others Working in Rural Areas Read the CETIM’s oral statement in French Interview with Ndiakhate […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 37th session 26 February – 23 March 2018 La Via Campesina played a very important role in the peace agreements in Colombia. It was granted official observer status on the issue of agrarian reform, a fundamental pillar for ensuring lasting and comprehensive peace. Read CETIM’s oral declaration in French HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 37th session 26 February – 23 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 […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 31st session 29 February – 24 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 […]
Extra-judicial executions in Madagascar
Oral statement: Ndiakhate Fall
Oral statement: situation in Colombia
The role of La Via Campesina in the peace process in Colombia
Murder of Berta Cáceres
