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This briefing paper was first published on Fian International website on September 19th, 2023. You can find it here. The global food crisis, rising inequalities and the triple planetary crise of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are stark reminders that maintaining the status quo is no longer viable. We urgently need to embark on…
‘We Feed the World’ | An illustrated book in defense of peasant agriculture
Transnational Agribusiness has long violated the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas with impunity. Backed by capital accumulated by exploiting agricultural producers, these Corporations work in connivance with local authorities, governments and sometimes even mercenaries. They forcefully evict people from their lands, push through pro-corporate reforms at the cost of public…
Videos of our webinar : The UNDROP Alive and Kicking, Peasants’ Rights in practice – A regional perspective
Videos of the webinar organized on April 17 for the International day of Peasants’ Struggle. For the International day of Peasants’ Struggles, La Via Campesina and Defending Peasants’ Rights organized a webinar on the uses of UNDROP in peasant’s struggles since its adoption. La Via Campesina members around the world are using UNDROP in their…
Peasant rights at the top of the UN agenda
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…
Defending Peasants’ Rights – Newsletter n°6
New category on the website: The UN Working Group on UNDROP In September, Defending Peasants’ Rights added a new category: the UN Working Group on UNDROP! The creation of the Working Group is a major step forward for the implementation of UNDROP at all levels. It’s important to make it accessible to everyone, by putting together…
The United Nations Working Group on the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
Geneva Academy’s press release, 13 January 2025 We are pleased to announce the publication of a new Research Brief authored by Dr. Christophe Golay, which examines the role of the United Nations (UN) Working Group (WG) on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas. This Research Brief is available in English,…