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ITPGRFA: Our Rights are the only hope against the confiscation of all Seeds by Multinational Patents
This article was first published on La Via Campesina’s website on September 16 2022. You can find it here. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – commonly known as the “Seed Treaty” – is due to meet its Governing Body of 144 member states in New Delhi from 19-25 September…
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An opportunity for rural struggles: UNDROP follow-up mechanism before the Human Rights Council
This article was first published on La Via Campesina’s website on September 11th. You can find it here. Time has come for the implementation of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) to be tackled at the international level. It is in this context that La…
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The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP Presentation 1/3)
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Other International Instruments on Peasants’ Rights (UNDROP Presentation 2/3)
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