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Oil exploitation, logging, drilling, toxic waste. The irresponsibility of multinationals is devastating the planet and its inhabitants.

For more than 50 years, CETIM has denounced the destruction of our environment. It supports the struggles of indigenous peoples and peasants to (re)assert their sovereignty over

- their living environments
- their natural resources
- their way of life and to face
- and to confront the stranglehold of transnational corporations with the agreement of the States.

Toxic wastes

A binding UN treaty on TNCs to eradicate false “green extractivism”

Article from the “Revue internationale de droit contemporain” of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, November 4, 2024 (p.38) A UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights to outrule false “green extractivism” solutions: Building a real tool in the struggle for climate and social justice By Erika Mendes (Justiça Ambiental JA!- Friends of […]

EVENT : “Concrete cases of human rights violations and eco-destruction in the content of corporate activities”

On the occasion of the 10th session of the UN Human Rights Council open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG), the Global Campaign and ESCR-NET organized a side-event, taking advantage of the presence of representatives from social movements and communities directly affected by corporate […]

Right to development and rights of peasants to combat climate crisis

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 56th session 18 June – 12 July 2024 [Excerpt of the declaration] Despite being key protectors of biodiversity and promoters of agricultural practices that safeguard environmental equilibriums, peasants and rural communities face severe impacts from the climate crisis. This paradox threatens their ability to meet basic needs, exacerbated by the agribusiness sector […]

CETIM’s statements at the UN

We are providing a summary of the oral and written statements provided by CETIM during the 51st session of the Human Rights Council (September-October 2022).

UN Binding Treaty on TNCs and Human Rights: A New Diversionary Attempt Threatens the Process

UN Binding Treaty on TNCs and Human Rights Affected Communities and Social Movements Urge to Get Negotiations Back on Track in the Face of a New Diversionary Threat to the Process

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Environmental justice

A binding UN treaty on TNCs to eradicate false “green extractivism”

EVENT : “Concrete cases of human rights violations and eco-destruction in the content of corporate activities”

Right to development and rights of peasants to combat climate crisis

UN Binding Treaty on TNCs and Human Rights: A New Diversionary Attempt Threatens the Process

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