«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
A side event was held at the UN on the occasion of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council. It was entitled: “Reflections on the United Nations Treaty binding transnational corporations on human rights“.
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Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity Public Statement Tuesday 19th December 2017 According to our sources, the European Union (EU) delegation to the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, which deals with budgetary matters, is trying to eliminate the financing of the Human Rights Council’s intergovernmental working group (IGWG) […]
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The CETIM is alarmed by the current political crisis in Honduras, a crisis characterized by an increasing militarization of State institutions and government disregard of its human rights obligations.
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Testimonies of communities affected by multinational corporations, presentation of the treaty proposal by social movements, dialogue between Special Rapporteurs and victims. Watch the videos of the side-events organised by CETIM and its partners during the 3rd session of the working group on multinationals and human rights.
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The Intergovernmental Working Group (WG) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) working group on the elaboration of a binding treaty on transnational corporations (TNCs) entered the “negotiation mode”. The Charimanship of the group (Ecuador) presented an “Elements paper”, which will serve as basis for the negotiations.
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