«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
CETIM’s actions, with its partners in the field, in favour of the Haitian people
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 55th session (26 February – 5 April 2024) CETIM is concerned by the human rights situation in Haiti, marked by the proclamation of a state of emergency, systematic violations of the rights of peasant communities and the violence of armed gangs – instrumentalized by the powers that be to block social protest. […]
Continue readingSince its independence, Haiti’s way forward has been obstructed by repeated interventions by foreign powers as well as by recurrent crises. Flagrant human rights violations have plunged the country into unprecedented poverty, and the peasants, the pillars of the island’s economy, have been cast into oblivion and misery. During the Human Rights Council’s 55th session, […]
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The anti-colonial struggle in Haiti rightly fits into the current geopolitical context, which is characterised by a profound multidimensional crisis of the dominant system. This crisis is leading to an upheaval in the global geopolitical and geo-economic balance of power and, consequently, to an upsurge in imperialist strategies. Indeed, the dominant imperialist forces are continuing […]
Continue readingHUMAN 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
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PRESS RELEASE Geneva 4th October 2023 – CETIM and La Via Campesina express concern over foreign intervention in Haiti and demand human rights protection. The 2nd of October 2023, the UN Security Council approved the deployment of an international security force to supposedly fight gang violence and restore security. Social movements and peasants’ organizations have […]
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