International webinar – Reinvigorating the Bandung Spirit to Strengthen Global South Solidarity
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International webinar – Reinvigorating the Bandung Spirit to Strengthen Global South Solidarity

The international webinar titled “Reinvigorating the Bandung Spirit to Strengthen Global South Solidarity,” held by the Indonesian Peasant Union (SPI) on 6 May 2026, marked the 71st Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference. It brought together participants from across Asia and Africa to revisit the Bandung Spirit and reflect on its continued relevance in today’s world,…

Official visit of the UNDROP Working Group to Ghana: Challenges and Opportunities
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Official visit of the UNDROP Working Group to Ghana: Challenges and Opportunities

Following a ten-day visit to Ghana at the invitation of the Government, the Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas released an incisive statement (see below) highlighting the main outcomes of its visit, including advancements and ongoing challenges faced by UNDROP rights holders in Ghana in the realisation…

International Day of Peasant Struggles! – 17 April
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International Day of Peasant Struggles! – 17 April

Today, April 17th, marks the International Day of Peasant Struggles. The Defending Peasants Rights platform stands in solidarity with peasants and rural communities worldwide. We honour those who have lost their lives in the struggle for dignity, land, and justice, and those who continue to feed humanity, protect biodiversity, and sustain the planet. Peasants, fisherpeople,…

Sri Lanka: MONLAR Urges International Support over Hambantota Green Energy Expansion Violating Peasants and Environmental Rights
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Sri Lanka: MONLAR Urges International Support over Hambantota Green Energy Expansion Violating Peasants and Environmental Rights

This Appeal for International Solidarity was originally posted by La Via Campesina on 3 April 2026. Available here. An email template for your movement/organisation to send to the President of Sri Lanka is available for download at the end of this page. The Sri Lankan government’s move to establish solar power plants in Hambantota has…

From Colombia to the World: A Podcast Bringing Peasant Rights Research to Wider Audiences
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From Colombia to the World: A Podcast Bringing Peasant Rights Research to Wider Audiences

Illustration: Juan David Botero A new communication initiative has recently been launched in Colombia with the aim of bringing academic knowledge closer to the general public. It is a podcast series led by the Institute of Intercultural Studies and the Specialisation in Agrarian Jurisdiction at Universidad Javeriana in Cali, in partnership with the Observatory of…

The outcomes of the ICARRD+20 from the perspective of rural and indigenous movements
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The outcomes of the ICARRD+20 from the perspective of rural and indigenous movements

Following the conclusion of the ICARRD+20 conference, held in Cartagena (Colombia) from 24 to 28 February, social movements have expressed their rejection of the conference’s final declaration, while praising their unity in the common struggle for rural and Indigenous people’s rights. This publication contains a press release originally published by La Via Campesina on 28…

Video of our Webinar | Nothing About Us Without Us – Realising the Right to Participation of Rural Peoples and Workers through UNDROP
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Video of our Webinar | Nothing About Us Without Us – Realising the Right to Participation of Rural Peoples and Workers through UNDROP

This webinar brought together rural movements, civil society organisations, and the Chair of the UN Working Group on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) for an international dialogue on one of the Declaration’s most fundamental principles: the right to participation. Held in the context…

The Peasants’ Rights Observatory: a key tool for the implementation of UNDROP in Latin America
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The Peasants’ Rights Observatory: a key tool for the implementation of UNDROP in Latin America

Interview with Diego Monton, National Indigenous Peasant Movement (MNCI)-Somos Tierra of Argentina/CLOC–Via Campesina In a regional scenario marked by a multidimensional crisis—characterized by the advance of agribusiness, the criminalization of popular struggles, and the weakening of collective rights—peasants continue to be one of the most vulnerable groups and, at the same time, one of the…