«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 52nd session The impunity of TNCs is the reason for the creation of the Intergovernmental Working Group charged with drafting a binding treaty. However, we are concerned by the opaque way in which the negotiations are being conducted and the attempts to sideline the participation of civil society. Furthermore, the Working Group […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 55th session (26 February – 5 April 2024) We are witnessing a diversionary strategy on the part of the Chair of the Working Party, with the aim of derailing the process and diluting the content of the future treaty. The latest maneuver was an attempt to impose a new resolution aimed at […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 49th session For more than three years, the activities of the French multinational firm Total in Uganda have prevented hundreds of thousands of people from cultivating their land, denying the rights of the communities to work, food, dignity, and life. Read the CETIM’s oral statement HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 50th session It is clear, from the report on the role corporations played during the COVID-19 pandemic, that business-related human rights violations can only be tackled from a human rights perspective. Read the CETIM’s oral statement As an association acting as an interface between partner organisations and the UN international system, CETIM has continued to make use of the UN’s mechanisms for the protection of human rights in relation to different situations and specific violations. Here are some extracts. Repression, racism et rights violations of indigenous communities in Bogotá CETIM and […]
Drafting a binding treaty on transnational corporations: opaque negotiations and attempts to oust them
TNCs and human rights: threats to the process
Human and environmental rights: violations by Total in Uganda
Interactive dialogue with Experts’ Working group on TNCs and human rights
CETIM’s interventions at the UN
