Over 15 years’ struggle for the recognition of peasants in the international human rights system

Over 15 years’ struggle for the recognition of peasants in the international human rights system

The process towards a Declaration on the Rights of Peasant Men and Women and Other People Living in Rural Areas aims to create an international human rights instrument, to improve …

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Press Invitation: 2nd Nyéléni Europe Forum for Food Sovereignty, 26-30 October 2016, Romania

Press Invitation: 2nd Nyéléni Europe Forum for Food Sovereignty, 26-30 October 2016, Romania

We are happy to invite media representatives to come and cover the 2nd Nyéléni Europe Forum for Food Sovereignty – the biggest ever convergence of Pan-European food sovereignty movements.

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Survey: Strong Support for Human Rights Based Land Policy

Survey: Strong Support for Human Rights Based Land Policy

In February, we published a Pan-European survey on land policy on this website. The questionnaire was answered by 611 European citizens, showing strong support for a human rights based and people …

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Sierra Leone: Six land rights activists released through citizen solidarity

Sierra Leone: Six land rights activists released through citizen solidarity

Civil society organisations demand to stop land grabbing by the Agro-industrial Company Socfin and to protect the human rights of the communities.

On the 16th of June 2016, a group of …

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The Expo model has failed, peasants still invisible

The Expo model has failed, peasants still invisible

In the aftermath of the Milan Expo ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’, there is little sign of allegiance to the post-Expo values in Italy, says Hands on the Land partner Crocevia …

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What is at Stake in the Negotiations for a Peasant Rights’ Declaration?

What is at Stake in the Negotiations for a Peasant Rights’ Declaration?

Statement by Vincent Delobel, member of La Via Campesina, during the third session of the intergovernmental working group on a United Nations declaration on the rights of peasants and other …

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ECVC Pushes for a United Front in Defense of Seeds

ECVC Pushes for a United Front in Defense of Seeds

ECVC pushes for a European united front to prohibit patents on living organisms and to promote farmers’ rights to seeds and peasant resilient seed systems.

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Call: join us to build a big inspiring Food Sovereignty Movement in Europe

Call: join us to build a big inspiring Food Sovereignty Movement in Europe

The second Nyéléni Europe Forum for Food Sovereignty will take place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 26th – 30th of October 2016. Read the call to see how to get involved in the preparations and how …

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My land, my life! – West African Caravan reaches Dakar

My land, my life! – West African Caravan reaches Dakar

After a two-week tour, the Caravan for Land, Water and Seeds reached its final destination, Dakar, and handed over the Convergence book to the Senegalese Government, currently hosting the presidency …

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Civil society condemns murder of Berta Cáceres

Civil society condemns murder of Berta Cáceres

Networks and organizations across the Americas and Europe issue a statement condemning the assassination of the Honduran human rights activist Berta Cáceres.

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