«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 to the UN on the theme of the rights of peasants
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 54th session Following the military takeover of Niger on July 26, 2023, regional institutions and international organizations such as ECOWAS, UEMOA, the AU, the World Bank and the European Union began taking unprecedented measures against Niger and its people. These economic and financial sanctions have an impact on the human rights of […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 52nd session CETIM and the Confédération Paysanne are concerned about the increasing construction of mega-basins in France, water storage facilities for industrial agricultural irrigation that flout farmers’ right to water. Thanks to 70% public funding, these huge structures benefit a minority of farmers who steal water from the aquifers and increase its […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 52nd session The systemic violence that manifests itself in today’s agri-food systems mainly affects already vulnerable and marginalized populations, such as peasants and others working in rural areas. This violence and inequity inherent in the dominant system are by no means inevitable; they are the result of the imposition of a very […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 55th session The country is faced with a social structure based on the power of criminal “gangs”. Since the 1980s, these armed groups have been instrumentalised by the political powers. Read the CETIM’s written statement HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 51st session The current climate crisis is increasingly affecting the rural areas and production of subsistence crops. The increase of severe drought, fires, floods, severely impacts living conditions and the right to work of peasants and other people working in rural areas. In this regard, LCV and its partners call the Human […]
Sanctions and human rights violations in Niger
Mega-basins flout farmers’ right to water in France
Systemic violence in agri-food systems
Human rights situation in Haiti
Implementation of the UNDROP at national and international level
