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,…
This article was first published on La Via Campesina and CETIM website on October 3rd 2022. In the framework of the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), a delegation of La Via Campesina (LVC), supported by its historical allies CETIM and FIAN International, met in Geneva to continue the advocacy work in…
The UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas (UNDROP) has been adopted in 2018, after almost 20 years of mobilization by La Via Campesina and its allies, and 6 years of negotiation at the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly. It has been adopted to protect the…
The UNDROP is based on a number of other international instruments, including (1) international human rights instruments, (2) the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols, and (3) the Plant Treaty. 1. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has been adopted in 1948. In…
In addition to international instruments, a number of other UN sources are important for peasants’ rights, including (1) the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) 2019-2028, (2) FAO instruments (6), and (3) UN Committee on World Food Security instruments. 1. UN DECADE OF FAMILY FARMING (2019-2028) In 2017, the UN General Assembly unanimously proclaimed the…
