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Dominican Republic: Peasants denounce evictions in El Seibo and Monte Grande
April 17th was declared the “International Day of Peasant Struggles” in memory of the massacre that occurred in 1996 in El Dorado dos Carajás, in Pará, Brazil. When two troops of the Military Police attacked with machine guns, rifles, and pistols 1,500 families of rural…
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“CAP payments in Europe are mostly directed to big farms”: Morgan Ody
Morgan Ody – a vegetable producer from Bretagne, France, member of ECVC (European Coordination Via Campesina) and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina speaks to Euractiv, elaborating on the definition of an active farmer in the context of a debate between the EU Commissioner on Agriculture and food producers. She…
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International Day of Peasant Struggles
On April 17th La Via Campesina reaffirmed its solidarity and its firm opposition to all violations of human and peasant rights. We continue our struggle against neo-colonialism, patriarchy and capitalism. We are unwaveringly committed to a just transition to peasant agroecology as a fundamental part of achieving climate justice. These are the fundamental principles we promote in our global struggle for Food Sovereignty.
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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other Rural Workers – Explained!