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From Dream to Reality: UN Declaration on Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

by yasmin | Apr 18, 2018 | Asia/World, The Commons | 0

By Afsar Jafri The initiative of La Via Campesina, largest peasant movement on earth...

Joint Statement from La Via Campesina and other social movements and civil society organizations for the conclusion of the 5th OEIWG session on a UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas

by yasmin | Apr 17, 2018 | Asia/World, Statement | 0

La Via Campesina, The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering,...

Infographic: The Right to Seeds

by yasmin | Apr 16, 2018 | Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Opinion/Analysis, Posters and Infographics, The Commons | 0

Seeds are the lifeblood of agriculture. In the wake of increasing corporate control of seeds— where only 3 companies (Monsanto, DuPont/Pioneer, and Syngenta now control close to 60 percent of the global commercial seed...

Towards Human Rights Governance of Land and Natural Resources

by yasmin | Apr 16, 2018 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis | 0

This article is based on a forthcoming publication by Focus on the Global South, “Towards...

Access to Justice

by admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Asia/World, The Commons | 0

Peasants march to commemorate 20 years since the Eldorado dos Carajas massacre. Photo by Shalmali...

Rights of peasant women and other women working in rural areas

by admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Asia/World, The Commons, Women | 0

States shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against...

Unprecedented Long March of Peasants in Maharashtra

by admin | Apr 13, 2018 | India, The Commons | 0

India – 12th March 2018 will be remembered as red-letter day in the history of farmers’...

Infographic: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas

by admin | Apr 12, 2018 | Asia/World, Posters and Infographics, The Commons | 0

“International human rights law lays down obligations which States are bound to respect. By becoming parties to international treaties, States assume obligations and duties under international law to respect, to protect and to...