Austerity measures led to increased rural poverty and food insecurity in Greece and violated her people’s human right to food. How did this happen and who is responsible?
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The European Parliament takes up the issue of the EU’s obligations related to land grabbing by EU actors.
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While uncovering the appalling living conditions of affected communities, the delegation points to the involvement of international capital from Europe, Canada and the US in large-scale land acquisition.
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The international fact finding mission ‘Caravana MATOPIBA’ visited communities in the northeast of Brazil this week to investigate the social, environmental and human rights impacts of expanding soy monocultures. The delegation …
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An international delegation including Hands on the Land members will travel across the Brazilian region of MATOPIBA to document the social, economic, environmental and human rights impact of large-scale land …
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To be successful, the next session should encourage constructive negotiations between States about concrete and detailed elements of the future treaty, so too for the establishment of a road map …
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With business self-regulation and corporate social responsibility schemes proving to be insufficient for addressing land grabbing-related human rights issues, a new publication points to the obligation of the EU and …
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The path to fairer land governance in Europe reached a milestone this week, as the European Parliament approved an own initiative report that recognizes the urgent problems of land concentration, …
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The 2nd Nyéléni Europe Forum for food sovereignty took place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania between 26 – 30 October 2016.
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The forum gathered over 500 delegates from 43 countries, …
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On the occasion of the International Day of Peasant’s Struggle, this 17th of April, a large coalition for peasants’ rights appeals for people’s support as negotiations for the …
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