«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 at the UN on the theme of impunity of transnational corporations
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 28th session 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 start a mining project […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 31st session 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 indigenous peoples and the […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 35th session June 2017 [Excerpt from the statement] In this regard, we are alarmed by the health situation in the plains region of Argentina. Our partners from the Regional Assemblies of Fumigated Villages, the Network of Doctors of Fumigated Villages and the Association of Environmental Lawyers informed us of the harmful impacts […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 21st session September 2012 [Excerpt from the declaration] One of the main reasons for the existence of a State is to guarantee the security of its citizens and anyone residing on its territories. This of course means physical security, but also social security. The proliferation over the past two decades of private […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 21st Session September 2012 [Extract from the statement] We were surprised by the content of the Secretary-General’s report on business and human rights. The report praises voluntary codes of conduct for transnational corporations (TNCs) such as the Global Compact and the Ruggie Guidelines. There is no reference to the fundamental legal instruments […]
El Salvador: Universal Periodic Review report
Murder of Berta Cáceres
Argentina: Human right to health
Mercenaries, mercenarism and human rights
Transnational Corporations and Human Rights
