Statements at the UN

Enjoying consultative status with the United Nations since 1981, the CETIM is able to present interventions to the United Nations human rights protection bodies (Human Rights Council and its subsidiary bodies, and treaty bodies) to submit cases of human rights violations and present proposals in terms of new international norms. These interventions can take the form of oral statements or written statements (case studies).

All the statements made by CETIM to the UN since 1993 are available in electronic format. Some are available in three languages (English, Spanish and French, ). Others are available in English only.

CETIM declarations on the rights of peasants

CETIM Declarations on the impunity of transnational corporations

Declarations on the right to development

Declarations on economic, social and cultural rights

In the search engine below, the declarations are sorted by year but you can also search by body, session or a keyword in the text.


What does «defending the right to development» mean nowadays?
Human Rights Commission
2002
Situation of indigenous peoples in Mexico and criticism of the ‘Puebla-Panama Plan’
Human Rights Commission
2002
Comments on the session of the working group on the right to development
Human Rights Commission
2002
Statement to the Working Group on Transnational Corporations
Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
2002
War on terrorism and violation of the United Nations Charter
Human Rights Commission
2002
On the appointment of an independent expert on the issue of impunity
Comisión de Derechos Humanos
2002
Comments on the content of the Right to Development
Human Rights Commission
2002
External debt of Southern countries and the Right to Development
Human Rights Commission
2002
Comments and criticisms of the draft norms on transnational corporations
Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
2002
Report on globalisation, the impact of transnational corporations and the right to drinking water
Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
2002
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