«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 at the UN on the theme of impunity of transnational corporations
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 21st Session September 2012 [Excerpt from the statement] We were surprised by the content of the Secretary-General’s report on business and human rights. The report praises voluntary codes of conduct for transnational corporations (TNCs) such as the Global Compact and the Ruggie Guidelines. There is no reference to the fundamental legal instruments […] INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON TNC 3rd session 23-27 October 2017 [Excerpt from the statement] The Global Campaign to Claim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle the Power of Transnational Corporations and End their Impunity, an international network of which CETIM is a member and which brings together more than 200 members, representatives of victims, affected communities and social […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 55th session (26 February – 5 April 2024) We are witnessing a diversionary strategy on the part of the Chair of the Working Party, with the aim of derailing the process and diluting the content of the future treaty. The latest maneuver was an attempt to impose a new resolution aimed at […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 52nd session (27 February-4 April 2023) The impunity of TNCs is the reason for the creation of the Intergovernmental Working Group charged with drafting a binding treaty. However, we are concerned by the opaque way in which the negotiations are being conducted and the attempts to sideline the participation of civil society. […] HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 50th session (13 June – 8 July 2022) [Excerpt of the declaration] It is clear, from the report on the role corporations played during the COVID-19 pandemic, that business-related human rights violations can only be tackled from a human rights perspective. Read the CETIM’s oral statement
Transnational Corporations and Human Rights
TNCs: value chain and human rights
TNCs and human rights: threats to the process
Drafting a binding treaty on transnational corporations: opaque negotiations and attempts to oust them
Interactive dialogue with Experts’ Working group on TNCs and human rights
