Clik here to view.
SEZs and Value Extraction from the Mekong [KHMER VERSION]
របាយការណ៍សិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវស្តីពី "តំបន់សេដ្ឋកិច្ចពិសេស (SEZs) និងការទាញយកតម្លៃពីតំបន់មេគង្គ ករណីសិក្សាមួយលើការគ្រប់គ្រង និងការកេងប្រវ័ញ្ចដីធ្លី និងកម្លាំងពលកម្មក្នុងតំបន់សេដ្ឋកិច្ចពិសេសកម្ពុជា...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hands That Feed Us
An online exhibit to commemorate women's role in food provision on the International Day of Women and in observance of women's month. To view our online photo exhibition, please click here...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Women in power face authoritarianism
By Yasmin Ahammad and Clarissa V. MilitanteIn the face of authoritarianism and systemically-rooted patriarchy in Southeast Asian societies, do women who have ascended to powerful government positions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We Are What We Eat
On 9-10 December 2017, Focus on the Global South participated in events organized by the Agroecology Learning Alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA) in Luang Prabang, Laos, which included a festival of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Philippines’ withdrawal from ICC will worsen impunity
Photo legend: Duterte's campaign slogan, "Change is Coming" becomes an eerie foreshadowing of the "change" that has swept the Philippines—deepening culture of impunity and misogyny, increasing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Human Rights should be central to EU-Philippines partnership
Statement of Trade Justice PilipinasTrade Justice Pilipinas is alarmed over reports that the European Union is wavering on its commitment to protect and promote human rights in the context of its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thailand Programme Officer
BackgroundFocus on the Global South (Focus) is a non-governmental organisation with offices in Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines and India. Focus combines policy research, advocacy, activism and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Overview of Large-Scale Investment in the Mekong [Khmer language]
ឯកសារនេះបង្ហាញពីទិដ្ឋភាពទូទៅនៃនិន្នាការវិនិយោគនៅក្នុងតំបន់ទន្លេមេគង្គ ពីការផ្លាស់ប្តូរច្បាប់ និងគោលនយោបាយ ដែលបានធ្វើឡើងដើម្បីសម្របសម្រួលដល់ការវិនិយោគខ្នាតធំរបស់អន្តរជាតិ និងក្នុងស្រុក...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dengvaxia: When Corporate Greed, Politics, and Corruption Threaten Public Health
By Raphael Baladad and Joseph Purugganan Quezon City, Philippines– Corporate greed and its impact on public health were central in the discussions on the Dengvaxia controversy in a forum held recently...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UN Declaration on Peasants’ Rights: Challenging Neoliberal Globalization and...
By Joseph PuruggananPresentation delivered at the Regional Consultation, Training, and Meeting of La Via Campesina Collective on Human Rights, 27 March 2018 in Jakarta, IndonesiaOn behalf of Focus on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Grassroots to Geneva: Intensifying the campaign for recognition of...
by Joseph PuruggananJakarta, Indonesia--Peasants, family farmers, indigenous peoples and support groups came together in Jakarta from 27-29 March 2018 for a three-day Regional Consultation, Training,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do you remember? It was 22 years ago
On April 17th, we will commemorate the International Day of Peasants’ Struggle. On that day, 22 years ago 19 landless farmers from Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra (MST) -- the movement of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ka Ramon - Bong Ramilo
Words and Music by Bong Ramilo, 1985, BaguioEnglish translation: J. PuruggananTo listen to the whole song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLntOIfAchU&feature=youtu.beMagandang umaga, Ka Ramon...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Who are peasants?
From the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people working in rural areas dated 12 February 2018.A peasant is any person who engages or who seeks to engage alone, or in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Infographic: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People...
“International human rights law lays down obligations which States are bound to respect. By becoming parties to international treaties, States assume obligations and duties under international law to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unprecedented Long March of Peasants in Maharashtra
by Karan RautIndia - 12th March 2018 will be remembered as red-letter day in the history of farmers’ movement in Maharashtra. At the dawn of this day, a red sea of more than 50,000 farmers, laborers,...
View ArticleVideo: Let the Peasants' Voice be Heard!
Embedded video for Video: Let the Peasants' Voice be Heard!Special Feature: International Day for Peasant Struggles Peasants have the right to freedom of thought, belief, conscience,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rights of peasant women and other women working in rural areas
States shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against peasant women and other women working in rural areas in order to ensure, on the basis of equality between men...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Access to Justice
Peasants march to commemorate 20 years since the Eldorado dos Carajas massacre. Photo by Shalmali Guttal - 2016The CommonsSpecial Feature: International Day for Peasant StrugglesFocus on the Global...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Towards Human Rights Governance of Land and Natural Resources
Author: Shalmali GuttalThis article is based on a forthcoming publication by Focus on the Global South, “Towards Human-Rights Based Tenure Governance in Asia: Perspectives, Challenges, and...
View Article