«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
Transnational corporations (TNCs) have become major and powerful actors.
The activities of transnational corporations are a source of multiple human rights violations
In many cases, especially when victims are from the Global South, impunity prevails. TNCs are indeed able to evade national jurisdictions because of the unprecedented economic, financial and political power they command, their transnational character, their economic and legal flexibility and the complex structures they use to carry on their activities.
Since the late 90s, the CETIM is firmly committed to ending the impunity of transnational corporations and ensuring access to justice for the victims of their activities. The CETIM supports social movements, trade unions and organizations representing victims and affected communities from the Global South in their efforts to access the UN human rights protection mechanisms. And the CETIM is involved to their sides in the campaign for new binding international norms to end impunity, providing its support for their participation in the negotiations and the presentation of their proposals.
Access to justice for victims of TNCs
Mr. President, I am Henry Saragih, general coordinator of La Via Campesina. La Via Campesina is global movement and organisations of peasants based in many countries including in Senegal, India, Switzerland, France, Spain, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, Mali, and many more. We have about 200 millions member which participated actively in La Via Campesina. On behalf […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 14th session May 31 – June 18 2010 [Excerpt from the statement] Serious violations committed by transnational corporations (TNCs) have been observed for many years. These violations are not limited to the extractive industries; they are present in the primary and secondary sectors as well as in the tertiary sector, including finance. […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 13th session 1 March – 26 March 2010 [Exerpt from the declaration] Several gold mining titles – located in different areas of the two municipalities – have been granted by the Ministry of Mines to private individuals, as well as to the South African multinational AngloGold Ashanti. Several licensees have asked the […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12th session 14 September – 2 October 2009 [Excerpt from the statement] According to new FAO estimates published recently, undernourishment reached a record level in 2009, passing the dreaded mark of 1 billion human beings suffering from hunger, which means, in plain language, that the food crisis has worsened considerably over the […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 11th session 02 June – 18 June 2009 [Excerpt from the statement] Last year we noted an important conceptual evolution in the approach of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. John Ruggie, insofar as he admitted that the activities of transnational corporations (TNCs) could affect all internationally recognized human rights, and […]
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