In the following pages, you will find CETIM’s English declarations to the UN on the theme of the rights of peasants
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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As European, Israeli and American human rights organizations*, we are urging the UN Human Rights Council to intervene and call to an end of the war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as part of the Israeli occupation forces ongoing attacks in the Gaza Strip. At least 660 […]
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Thank you Mr. President, On behalf of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Solar Cookers International, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples (MRAP) and CETIM, I would like to thank Mrs. Catarina de Albuquerque for her work in identifying and promoting best practices in access to safe drinking water. […]
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