Webinar – UNDROP implementation in the Europe and Central Asia region
This webinar was organized by Schola Campesina, an international agroecology school, based in Italy. It’s part of a serie of 5 webinar, you can find them here.
Seeds at risk
Global Struggles for Control over Food This publication is a joint work of Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment, SWISSAID. Seeds are at the hearts of peasants’ identity and struggles. With UNDROP article 19, it is now a…
Colombia: Recognition of peasants in the Constitution – Interview with Martha Elena Huertas Moya
On July 5, 2023, Colombia reformed its Political Constitution, in particular Article 64. Since 1991, Article 64 has laid down the State’s duty to help agricultural workers gain access to land ownership, as well as to a series of rights enabling them to enjoy a better standard of living. This duty remains in the new…
Postponed – Webinar on UNDROP’s rights holders
RURAL STRUGGLES IN ACTION! UNDROP’s rights holders fight for sustainable and just food systems! Statement from Defending Peasants’ Rights Editorial board, May 6th, 2025 We are very sorry to have to inform you that our webinar “Rural struggles in action” was hacked and violently attacked today. To insure everyone safety we had to stop…
Nyeleni Newsletter n°59 March 2025 – Waves of resistance: Fisher peoples defending food sovereignty
We publish here the Nyeleni Bulletin n°59 of March 2025. The bulletin is entirely devoted to the struggles of fishermen and fisherwomen around the world. After an introduction setting out the global context of the monopolization of oceans, seas and rivers and the destruction of artisanal fishing, the bulletin takes us to the struggles in…
Defending Peasants’ Rights – Newsletter n°7
Calls for inputs from the UN Working Group At the beginning of February, the UN Working Group on UNDROP published a new call for inputs: Global trends in challenges affecting peasants and other people working in rural areas, as well as their right to equal participation. This call is an opportunity for all organizations to…
ILO Policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in the agri-food sector
In May 2023, the International Labour Organization (ILO) held its Meeting of Experts on Decent Work in the Agro-Food Industry: an essential component of sustainable food systems. The Meeting of Experts adopted the Policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in the agri-food sector, which are the subject of this article. The ILO, created…
Call for input – Global trends in challenges affecting peasants and other people working in rural areas, as well as their right to equal participation
The UN Working Group on UNDROP is issuing a call for inputs for its next thematic reports on global trends and challenges affecting peasants and other people working in rural areas (for the Human Rights Council), as well as on the right to participation (for the UN General Assembly). This call for inputs is addressed…
Calls for inputs from the Special Rapporteur on Climate change
Elisa Morgera, the UN Special Rapporteur on on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, has issued 2 calls for inputs that can be related to Peasants’ Rights: Fossil Fuel-based Economy and human rights and Human Rights in the life cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals. All the…
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in UNDROP
Training sheet In this training sheet by CETIM, you will find a presentation of all the “economic, social and cultural” rights enshrined in UNDROP:
Defending Peasants’ Rights – Newsletter n°6
New category on the website: The UN Working Group on UNDROP In September, Defending Peasants’ Rights added a new category: the UN Working Group on UNDROP! The creation of the Working Group is a major step forward for the implementation of UNDROP at all levels. It’s important to make it accessible to everyone, by putting together…
Dossier: Activities surrounding the first report of the UNDROP Working Group
In September 2024, the UN Working Group on UNDROP presented its first annual report to the Human Rights Council. The presentation of this first official report was an opportunity for La Via Campesina and allied organizations to take part in discussions at international level. La Via Campesina was able to position itself as a constant…