Human Rights Council Side Event: The Rights of Peasants and Rural Workers in times of multiple crises held in Geneva
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Human Rights Council Side Event: The Rights of Peasants and Rural Workers in times of multiple crises held in Geneva

This article was originally published in the website of the South Centre A side-event to the 52 session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, titled “Respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of peasants and other rural workers – A clever move in times of multiple crises” was held at the Palais des Nations,…

Switzerland-UN: What measures to support the promotion of peasants’ rights?
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Switzerland-UN: What measures to support the promotion of peasants’ rights?

This article was first published on CETIM’s website, on January 27th, 2023. You can find it here. On January 27, 2023, the human rights situation in Switzerland was examined in the framework of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a UN mechanism for monitoring the rights situation in all UN member countries. In this context, our…

UN Special Procedure on the UNDROP urgently needed to achieve social justice and equity and equality
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UN Special Procedure on the UNDROP urgently needed to achieve social justice and equity and equality

La Via Campesina Press Release (Bagnolet: December 16, 2022) This December 17th, the fourth anniversary of the international adoption and recognition of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, we reflect on the strides we have taken towards full implementation and enforcements of peasants’ rights. On this day in 2018,…