«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
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 60th session 15 March – 23 April 2004 Read the CETIM’s written statement 1. Already more than a century ago, at the 1889 Inter-American Conference in Washington, a proposal was made that Latin American countries integrate their economies into that of the United States. This project, which included a customs union, […] COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 60th session 15 March – 23 April 2004 Read the CETIM’s written statement I. INTRODUCTION The Draft Norms on Transnational Corporations approved by the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, is completely different – in a positive sense – to the initial draft submitted to the Working Group […] SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 55th session 28 July – 15 August 2003 [Excerpt from the statement] These four points alone deserve to be addressed as a matter of priority in order to prevent TNCs from escaping all control. It should be noted that, even if the issues raised above were […] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 59th session 17 March – 25 April 2003 Read the CETIM’s written statement The right to health is recognised in numerous international instruments on human rights. It is also recognised that the achievement of the right to health is closely related to and dependent upon the realization of other human rights, in […] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 59th session 17 March – 25 April 2003 Read the CETIM’s written statement At a time when international attention is focusing on the imminence of a war against Iraq, other serious conflicts have just been put into the background. This is the notorious case of Columbia, a country that suffers from a […]
FTAA dangers and the urgent necessity of an alternative for development
Draft Norms on Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations
Critique of the latest draft of the Working Group on Transnational Corporations
Realisation of the Right to health
Threats over the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples in Columbia
