«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 7th extraordinary session May 22, 2008 [Extract from the declaration] The causes of the so-called food crisis are well known: the promotion of harmful farming methods and unsuitable crops, the promotion of agribusiness and the concentration of fertile land in the hands of a latifundist minority, the privatization of public regulatory mechanisms, […] 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 […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 6th session, 2nd part December 10 – December 14, 2007 Read the CETIM’s written statement The question may seem absurd given that poverty limits the capacity of individuals to exercise their freedom, to enjoy their most fundamental rights, to live in dignity, and to take their place fully in society. How, for […] 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 […] 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 […]
Global Food Crisis
To promote and strengthen the agricultural local and national economies: only effective way to fight against prices escalation of agricultural products and their shortage
Is poverty a violation of human rights?
Human rights violations committed by transnational corporations in Colombia
Ethanol fuels are not a green energy and compete directly with the food needs of people!
