La Via Campesina stands in solidarity with the Kenyan Peasants League in their legal struggle to continue the ban on GMOs in Kenya. In October 2022 the Kenyan Government lifted the ban on importation and cultivation of GMOs that had been in place for ten years.
International Solidarity
CSIPM: Call for Peace and the Realisation of the Right to Food in Palestine
The CSIPM reaffirms the call for peace and respect for international law in its closing statement at #CFS51. The right to food must be realized everywhere, for everyone. The CFS cannot stop the war, but can strive to realize the right to food for all.
Imminent Massacre Threatens Palestinian Peasants in East Hebron
On October 28, armed settler groups violently attacked several Palestinian agricultural communities in east Hebron. Homes of 55 families vandalized and children traumatized. Livestock stolen. Families given a 24-hour ultimatum to vacate their homes and lands or risk being killed.
Solidarity statement for Palestinian people and food sovereignty
We continue to receive terrible news from our local organisations in Gaza and the West Bank. We call on member organisations to join global demonstrations to express our horror at the massacre of the Palestinians and demand an IMMEDIATE STOP to the war and for entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza without delay.
Access to Food in Gaza: The Bleak Intersection of Genocide and Food Inaccessibility
The ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached alarming proportions, with its impact echoing far beyond its immediate geographic confines. At the core of this escalating disaster is the fundamental human right to food—a right that is now perilously under threat for the Palestinian residents of Gaza.
ACT NOW FOR PALESTINE! EVERY ACTION COUNTS!
Every action counts in this moment. We request all our members, allies and friends to read the PETITION, SIGN and email it to the concerned departments in your government, as well as the UN Secretary-General calling upon all of them to act in the interest of humanity.
Urgent Attention: Israel deprives Gaza of water, manufactures catastrophe
The deprivation of water is not just a violation of basic human rights but also a testament to the ongoing oppression faced by the Palestinian people. Gaza main freshwater source cannot meet daily demands because of high salinity and pollution most of the water is undrinkable.
Gaza – Defending the Rights and Dignity Amidst Escalating Military Aggression and Conflict
We are deeply shocked and outraged by the escalation of crimes against humanity committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. As a global peasant movement, we firmly reject violence against civilians and military conflict to resolve disputes.
Declaration of Solidarity: Stop Neocolonialism! No to Foreign Interventions in Haiti.
On October 2, 2023, during the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, the United States and Ecuador succeeded in passing a resolution authorizing the deployment of a multinational force in Haiti. The Haitian people have had enough of so-called humanitarian interventions.
CETIM and La Via Campesina Express Concern Over Foreign Intervention in Haiti and Demand Human Rights Protection
On the 2nd of October 2023, the UN Security Council, approved the deployment of an international security force to supposedly fight gang violence and restore security.