«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 37th session La Via Campesina played a very important role in the peace agreements in Colombia. It was granted official observer status on the issue of agrarian reform, a fundamental pillar for ensuring lasting and comprehensive peace. Read CETIM’s oral declaration in French HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 34th session March 2018 [Excerpt from the statement] La Via Campesina played a very important role in the peace accords in Colombia. It has had the status of official observer on the issue of agrarian reform, a fundamental pillar to guarantee a lasting and comprehensive peace. Read the CETIM’s oral statement in […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 31st session March 2016 [Extract from the statement] There are many cases of planned and targeted assassinations of human rights defenders, whether by public officials or private actors. This is what happened on 3 March 2016 to Berta Cáceres, an indigenous leader and defender of the rights of indigenous peoples and the […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 28th session March 2015 [Excerpt from the statement] We also recognise the positive role that the Government has played in preventing environmental deterioration and water pollution by not granting mining permits. An emblematic case is that of the Australian-based company Oceana Gold, which insists on its will to start a mining project […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 28th session March 2015 [Extract from the statement] In her recommendations, the Special Rapporteur rightly calls for social protection for everyone. In this respect, we would like to draw your attention to the situation of peasants. Considered as self-employed, most farmers do not benefit from social security. Yet this is a crucial […]
Oral statement: situation in Colombia
The role of La Via Campesina in the peace process in Colombia
Murder of Berta Cáceres
El Salvador: Universal Periodic Review report
Access to justice and the right to food: the way forward
