yasmin | Focus on the Global South

Response to UPR: Rehashed Rhetoric & Continuing Contradictions

Posted by yasmin | Jul 3, 2015 | Power and Democracy

The Sombath Initiative today released its critique of the Lao government’s response to...

Philippine Farmers, Activists Vow to Intensify Own Agrarian Reform Initiatives vs Govt Failure and Land Grabbing

Posted by yasmin | Jun 10, 2015 | Philippines, Statement

MEDIA RELEASESave Agrarian Reform Alliance (SARA)Secretariat: c/o Focus on the Global South, 19...

Indigenous peoples’ struggle for identity and territory consistent, even without arms, says Lumad

Posted by yasmin | Jun 9, 2015 | Philippines, Statement

PRESS RELEASE IP struggle for Identity and Territory Consistent, Even Without Arms, says...

Multisectoral groups condemn President Aquino’s agrarian reform legacy

Posted by yasmin | Jun 9, 2015 | Statement, Women

PRESS RELEASEP-Noy’s CARP/ER Legacy: rural unrest, unfinished agrarian reform, land grabbing, and...

Announcing our new Executive Director, Shalmali Guttal

Posted by yasmin | Jun 2, 2015 | About, Announcement, Asia/World

Below is a letter from our Chairman, Surichai Wun’Gaeo:1 June 2015Dear all,As many of you...

Agrarian Reform Youth Congress in the Philippines

Posted by yasmin | May 27, 2015 | Philippines, The Commons

Focus on the Global South Philippines participated in the first Agrarian Reform Youth Congress...

Groups reiterate call for full inclusion of their rights in the Bangsamoro Basic Law

Posted by yasmin | May 25, 2015 | Philippines, Power and Democracy

The support statement below, was submitted this morning to the Senate during the hearings on the...

Open Letter Expresses Concern About the Next APF in Laos

Posted by yasmin | May 22, 2015 | Alternative Regionalisms, Laos, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy

Today, members of the International Organisating Committee of the Asia-Europe Peoples’ Forum and members of the three delegations to Laos who followed up on Sombath Somphone’s abduction in 2012, sent the below letter...

Indigenous leaders call for full inclusion of their rights in the new Philippine Bangsamoro Basic Law

Posted by yasmin | May 11, 2015 | Philippines, Statement

Yesterday, staff from Focus on the Global South Philippines joined indigenous leaders from...

Statement Calling for ASEAN and AICHR to End Enforced Disappearance in South East Asia

Posted by yasmin | May 11, 2015 | Alternative Regionalisms, Power and Democracy, Statement

On 24th April 2015 at the ASEAN Peoples Forum in Kuala Lumpur, NGOs (including Focus on the Global...

New Generation Free Trade Agreements: A Threat to Life and Livelihoods

Posted by yasmin | Apr 17, 2015 | Statement, Trade and Investment

Multi-Sectoral Network Calls On Philippine Government To Turn Back From Its FTA...

Veolia in Asia-Pacific: five reasons why you should challenge Veolia

Posted by yasmin | Apr 13, 2015 | The Commons

As the 7th World Water Forum kicks off in Daegu, South Korea, civil society organizations and...

Latest issue of Mausam, the magazine of India Climate Justice

Posted by yasmin | Apr 6, 2015 | India

A message from the Editors: This latest issue of Mausam includes fresh reports from how...

Development Banks Urged to Review Support for Mekong Dams, 10 Years After Nam Theun 2

Posted by yasmin | Apr 3, 2015 | Laos, Mekong Region, Statement, The Commons

Statement from Focus on the Global South, International Rivers, Mekong Watch, CEE Bankwatch Network, NGO Forum on ADB and Both ENDSAmsterdam/Bangkok/Manila/Prague/Tokyo – Non-governmental organizations are calling on the...