«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
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 […] [During its sitting on 21 May 2012, the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs took note of the fact that the two-year suspension of the CETIM’s consultative status would end in July 2012. During the same sitting, Turkey (which had requested this sanction against the CETIM) declared that it would not oppose the restitution of its status […] I. History of a genocide and of an ecocide1 When, in 1492, Columbus landed on the island he named La Española (Haiti and Santo Domingo), he found a veritable orchard populated by a large indigenous population living in peace. The deforestation of the island to make room for crops of the conquerors and physically eliminating […] I am Henry Saragih, general-secretary of La Vìa Campesina. I am coming here, on behalf of La Vìa Campesina and the CETIM to congrulate for the works of the Advisory Committee on establishing the groundwork of promotion and protection of rights of peasants. As now come into official report of the Advisory Committee, the peasants […] Mr. President, Mr. the Special Rapporteur, distinguished delegates, We would like to commend the role played by the Special Rapporteur, Professor de Schutter, in the current efforts to promote a prominent role for the right to food in the search for responses to the food crisis. On several occasions, we expressed its concern about the […]
Ending the discrimination against peasants
Universal Periodic Review on Turkey
Haiti: military occupation, centuries of looting and exploitation and a few weeks of humanitarian offering
Rights of Peasants: ending the discrimination against peasants
Comments on the role played by the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
