| United States interventions
and military strikes
In
recent years, the United States has increased its unilateral military
interventions in the name of preventive war, in particular in Afghanistan
and in Iraq, without the authorization of the international community,
taking the United Nations hostage. By so doing, the United States violates
with impunity international norms and the Charter of the United Nations
and so constitutes a very real threat to international peace and security.
As for the UN, it has been dangerously weakened by the immobility of other
governments confronted by actions leading to war.
The CETIM denounces the use of force involving both violations of international
law and the tacit acceptance of such violations by other countries. Such
countries become complicit when they do not openly condemn these violations
nor make any effort to sanction them, contenting themselves with conniving,
on the pretext of "avoiding the worst", all while harboring
the secret hope of obtaining some of the booty.
| Publications |
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ONU : droits pour tous
ou loi du plus fort ? Regards militants sur les Nations Unies
Joint publication (2005) |
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| Statements at the UN |
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From the Reconstruction
to the Privatization of Iraq. HRC 2005 |
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The situation in Iraq,
since the recent invasion, is characterized by an accumulation of
human rights violations, without precedent, since the end of the second
world war. HRC 2005 |
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Situation des
droits de l'homme en Irak. HRC 2005 |
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Interventions
militaires unilatérales: l'ONU se doit de réagir!
HRSC 2004 |
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La
situación de los derechos humanos en Estados Unidos de América.
Los fallos de la Corte Suprema del 28 de junio 2004. HRSC 2004 |
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El juzgamiento
de los crímenes cometidos durante la agresión contra
Irak: un test crucial para el Tribunal Penal Internacional. HRC 2004 |
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Sanción
y castigo de los crímenes contra el derecho internacional de
los derechos humanos y el derecho internacional humanitario. HRC 2004 |
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A propos de l'intervention
étatsunienne en Iraq. HRC 2003 |
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La pretensión
de darle apariencia de legalidad internacional a la dominación
neocolonial, a la ocupación extranjera y a la violación
del derecho de los pueblos a su libre determinación. HRC 2003 |
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Guerre
contre le terrorisme et violation de la charte des Nations Unies.
HRC 2002 |
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Critique de la
Commission d’indemnisation des Nations unies pour l’Irak.
HRSC 2001 |
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Use of Depleted Uranium
Weaponry. HRC 2000 |
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| More related documents |
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The
present situation of human rights in Iraq
Report
of the UN High Commissioner for human rights - HRC 2005 (.pdf) |
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No
to the US Draft Resolution on Iraq!
Campaign
from CETIM and AAJ - 06/2004 |
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NO
to Impunity of US Citizens!
Campagne
from CETIM and AAJ - 06/2004 |
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"La guerre
en Irak sonnera-t-elle le glas de l'ONU ?"
Article from CETIM in the Swiss newspaper Le Courrier - 11/04/2003
(.pdf) |
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"Crime
d'agression contre le peuple iraquien, la Suisse se doit de réagir
!"
Appel
au Conseil fédéral, aux élus et aux médias
- 04/2003
"Die Agression gegen das
irakische Volk ist ein Verbrechen, die Schweiz muss reagieren !"
Appell
an den Bundesrat, die Volksvertreter/innen und die Medien - 04/2003
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Security
Council Resolution 1472 (2003) about the "oil-for-food"
program - SC 2003 (.pdf) |
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Consecuencias
de la guerra colonial contra el pueblo iraqui
Spoken
statement from AAJ - HRC 2003 (available only in Spanish and .pdf
version) |
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Le
droit à l'alimentation en temps de conflit armé :
le cas de l'Irak
Remarques
préléminaires du Rapporteur spécial de l'ONU
sur le droit à l'alimentation - HRC 2003 (only in French
and pdf version) |
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"Commission
des droits de l'homme : le mutisme est de mise !"
Press
release from CETIM - 27/03/2003 (.pdf) |
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Appel d'ONG durant
la Commission des droits de l'homme. HRC 2003 (.pdf) |
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Sub-Commission
on Human Rights working document on the adverse consequences of the
economic sanctions - HRC 2000 (.pdf) |
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The
relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic,
social and cultural rights. General Observations N°8 - CESCR 1997
(pdf) |
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| Sites of partners |
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American Association
of Jurists (AAJ) |
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Swiss
association against impunity (TRIAL) |
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Centre
Tricontinental (CETRI) |
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Focus
on the Global South |
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Alternative
Media and see their file: "the Right to life of Civilian Populations:
Dreadful effects of the economic sanctions imposed upon the entire
Iraqi society since 1990..." - 05/2003 |
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| Other sites |
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Red Cross International
Committee (CICR) |
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“Food-for-Oil”
program |
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Official
site of the UN about Iraq |
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Association
de solidarité avec les victimes de la guerre contre l'Irak
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Medact |
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