Trade and Human Rights

In 2005, Conectas assembled a group of NGOs and academics to discuss the implications of international trade policy for the promotion of human rights in the southern hemisphere. This initiative has become the basis for ongoing discussion and roundtables among its members and partners aimed at involving NGOs in the human rights debates surrounding the World Trade Organization (WTO).

At this area, Conectas has been actively participating in the international and national debate related to intellectual property and access to medicines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. In 2006/2007, Conectas has also been mobilizing a couple of NGOs on the "Retreaded Tires case", which has been taking place at WTO. Brazil is actively participating in this case, by pushing its position of protecting the environment.

Conectas has also edited publications on the impact of international commerce on fundamental human rights and on the alternative ways on how human rights activists can become engaged in this theme.

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Conectas publishes Practical Guide regarding the WTO for Defenders of Human Rights
Publication discuses international commerce and its impact on the implementation of human rights