«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 35th session 06 June – 23 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 […]
Continue readingINTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 2nd session 24 – 28 October 2016 [Extract from the declaration] During the first session of the Intergovernmental Working Group in July 2015, the position of extending the future treaty to all companies (local and international) was fiercely defended, regardless of the size and structure of these companies. This […]
Continue readingINTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 24 – 28 October 2016 [Excerpt from the statement] 23 years of litigation at national and international level and the victims and communities affected by Chevron-Texaco’s operations in Ecuador have still not achieved effective access to justice, as lawyer Pablo Fajardo said here yesterday. Syrian refugees working irregularly in […]
Continue readingINTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 2nd session 24 – 28 October 2016 [Excerpt from the Declaration] The CETIM has been fighting for nearly 20 years in favour of binding standards for transnational corporations (TNCs) and this is one of the main objectives of the Global Campaign. As such, we support the process initiated within […]
Continue readingIntroduction Since the discovery in late 2010 of one of the largest shale oil and gas deposits in the world, in the Vaca Muerta formation in Patagonia, in Argentina, serious inroads have been made into sensitive areas of the region. Operations carried out by transnational companies with links to State-controlled oil companies have triggered a […]
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