«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 28th session 02 March – 27 March 2015 [Excerpt from the statement] We also recognise the positive role that the Government has played in preventing environmental deterioration and water pollution by not granting mining permits. An emblematic case is that of the Australian-based company Oceana Gold, which insists on its will to […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 28th session 02 March – 27 March 2015 [Extract from the statement] In her recommendations, the Special Rapporteur rightly calls for social protection for everyone. In this respect, we would like to draw your attention to the situation of peasants. Considered as self-employed, most farmers do not benefit from social security. Yet […] INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE RIGHTS OF PEASANTS November 2014 [Extract from the declaration] CETIM gives its unwavering support to the process initiated in the Working Group charged with drafting a Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other Persons Working in Rural Areas and assures its support to your presidency. CETIM also welcomes the growing […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 26th session 10 June – 27 June 2014 [Excerpt from the statement] Famine and malnutrition continue to affect nearly a billion people in the world, 80% of whom live in rural areas and most of whom are food producers such as small family farmers. The latter are confronted, without any protection, not […] The mining project of Oceana Gold (formerly Pacific Rim) in El Salvador threatens the environment and the livelihoods of communities, Local populations oppose the project and are victims of human rights violations. The government has refused to allow the project to continue and is now being sued by Oceana Gold at the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The company is demanding 300 million dollars in compensation.
El Salvador: Universal Periodic Review report
Access to justice and the right to food: the way forward
The right to land must be an essential element of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
Rights of peasants: the work must continue!
Mining in El Salvador: violations of democracy and national sovereignty
