Defending Peasants Rights is pleased to publish this report dedicated to the Cuban laboratory on peasant rights and food sovereignty. Cuba’s experience demonstrates that the principles and provisions enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) can be translated into concrete public policies, legal…
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,…
Article originally published in Spanish by Elena Rusca on June 25, 2026, in the Chilean newspaper El Clarín. Available here. *Image: El mundo campesino. Elena Rusca By Elena Rusca, June 25th, 2026 Interview with Geneviève Savigny, a member of the UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP) Geneva, June 25th, 2026 — Elena…
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,…
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…
In this academic article published in 2023, Miguel Ángel Martín López, Associate Professor of Public International Law at the University of Seville, analyses the main pathways for making the rights recognised in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) effective in practice. On this basis,…
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…
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,…
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…
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