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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…

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