At the heart of UNDROP’s implementation lies the struggles of peasants and other people working in rural areas. Realizing the rights enshrined in UNDROP demands relentless mobilization and advocacy at local, national, regional, and international levels. Peasants’ organizations, agricultural workers, rural communities, and their allies have developed various strategies, from advocating institutions and decision-makers to publishing open letters and organizing marches, to claim their rights and push for the effective implementation of UNDROP.
This article was originally published by La Via Campesina on 16 September 2026. (Geneva, 16 September 2026) — La Via Campesina, supported by CETIM and FIAN International, is in Geneva from 12 to 19 September to participate in the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC), which is taking place from…
Defending Peasants’ Rights is pleased to republish the article by Raffaele Morgantini, originally published by the South Centre in SouthViews, No. 312, on 27 August 2026.
In Brazil, the World March of Women (WMW) and the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST) joined forces with the International Association for Popular Cooperation (Baobab) to develop an innovative artificial intelligence project aimed at advancing agroecology and agrarian reform by strengthening popular digital sovereignty. IARAA (Artificial Intelligence for Agrarian Reform and Agroecology) was launched in…
Defending Peasants Rights is pleased to publish this report dedicated to the Cuban laboratory on peasant rights and food sovereignty, elaborated by the Cuban Association of Small-Scale Farmers (ANAP), with the support of CETIM. Cuba’s experience demonstrates that the principles and provisions enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other…
Peasant, Indigenous and Afrodescendant communities in Honduras have been facing intensification of violent attacks under the context of the Nasry Asfura’s government’s promotion of policies and practices that favor agribusiness and extraction over peasants’ rights. In wake of the recently approved “Law For The Strengthening And Protection Of The Agro-Industrial Sector, Energy Projects, Tourism, Livestock,…
Defending Peasants’ Rights extends solidarity with Bolivia’s peasant and Indigenous organizations extraordinary uprising that gripped the country for over 50 days. What began as a response to a proposed land reform, which would have facilitated land concentration by large landowners, quickly escalated into a broad grassroots-based movement demanding the resignation of the corporate-led administration of…
Author: Zainal Arifin Fuat, leader from the Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI) and member of the International Coordination Committee of La Via Campesina This article was originally published in the journal Lendemains Solidaires, available in French here. Food Sovereignty is intended as the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food, produced through ecologically sound…
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,…
Cover image credit: Christel Grimaud The adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) in 2018 marked a historic milestone for rural justice. However, to date, its development and implementation have largely focused on the peasantry. It is essential to remember that the rights…
This Press Release was originally published on La Via Campesina’s website on 17 April 2026. La Via Campesina releases its position document on wars around the world, in the framework of the 30th anniversary of the International Day of Peasant Struggles. Bagnolet, April 17, 2026 | Today marks 30 years since the Eldorado dos Carajás…
Article originally published by CETIM on April 2, 2026, available here. CETIM and La Via Campesina were in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to closely monitor the proceedings of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (26–29 March 2026). CETIM and LVC advocate the dismantling of the WTO, as its paradigm is based on a deeply asymmetrical economic and trade…
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…
