For the past six years, the struggle against mega-basins has brought together environmentalist, trade union and peasant organizations, such as La Confédération Paysanne, in mobilizations alongside hundreds of activists for a fair distribution of this vital commons.
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South Korean Government must immediately release Ko Chang-geon of the Korean Peasant League!
La Via Campesina, along with Korean peasants, laborers, rural workers, and other social movements, demands the immediate release of Ko Chang-geon and strongly rejects the repression of peasant movement leaders.
Press Release | Peru: Referral to the UN mechanisms about the human rights violations and repression of social protest
In light of the massive human rights violations and the worrying political and social crisis in Peru, our organisations have filed a complaint with various UN human rights mechanisms.