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The Right to Seeds
Seeds are the lifeblood of agriculture. In the wake of increasing corporate control of seeds— where only 3 companies (Monsanto, DuPont/Pioneer, and Syngenta now control close to 60 percent of the...
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Joint Statement from La Via Campesina and other social movements and civil...
La Via Campesina, The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Association (IUF), World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), Federation of Rural...
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Towards Human Rights-Based Tenure Governance in Asia Perspectives,...
This paper summarizes the discussions that took place in a meeting of representatives from peasant, fisher folk, indigenous peoples and rural women’s organizations, and civil society organizations...
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From Dream to Reality: UN Declaration on Rights of Peasants and Other People...
By Afsar JafriThe initiative of La Via Campesina, largest peasant movement on earth comprising more than 182 organizations from 81 countries, for a United Nation Declaration on Rights of Peasants and...
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Philippine democracy in danger — IDEFEND
April 20, 2018. QUEZON CITY—Members of human rights movement IDEFEND decried the worsening human rights situation and the continuing threats to Philippine democracy. “Philippine Democracy is in Danger”...
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International Day of Peasants' Struggles
New digital publication OUT NOW!!This new publication compiles articles, songs, videos and visual contents created and gathered for the International Day of Peasants'Struggles 2018. To read it online,...
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Finance and Admin Assistant - Philippines
BackgroundFocus on the Global South (Focus) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) with offices in Thailand, the Philippines and India. Focus combines policy research, advocacy, activism and...
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EU-Lao 2018 Human Rights Dialogue
The European Union (EU) is one of the largest international donors to the Lao PDR, with a budget of over 200 million Euros for the 2014-2020 period.On 15 March 2018, the EU and the Lao PDR held the...
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STATEMENT: 11th Anniversary of Jonas Burgos’ Abduction
Statement from the Free Jonas Burgos MovementThe Supreme Court affirming the March 27, 2013 resolution of the Court of Appeals ruled that the Philippine Army of the Armed Forces of the Philippines took...
View ArticleMay Day 2018 - Voices of Hope, Struggle, and Solidarity (Video)
Embedded video for May Day 2018 - Voices of Hope, Struggle, and Solidarity (Video) On May Day 2018, workers from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines send these messages to the...
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RCEP Trade Round: Singapore Host Privileges Business Over People’s Rights
3 May 2018, Singapore: Trade officials from 16 countries that are negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are meeting in Singapore this week to advance this ambitious...
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Land, Freedom, Democracy, Justice: P-Move statement
“P-move wishes to affirm that we are not only poor people who are troubled or abused, but we are also groups of people with our own concrete development models to solve our problems. We have savings...
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[PHILIPPINES] Beyond Brexit: Britain in the age of far-right populism and...
Event Date & Time: Thu, 2018-05-31 15:00A conversation with Dorothy Guerrero and Kolya Ambramsky.Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016, a decision that surprised many and with complex...
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Philippines Chief Justice's Ouster Emboldens Impunity
Laws and policies have not always been on the side of the people. For the basic masses—workers, farmers, indigenous peoples, urban poor, especially the women from these basic sectors—the country’s...
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To have IP rights in BBL means inclusive peace, say Lumads
(May 21, 2018/Manila) – “To include non-Moro indigenous peoples rights in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) means inclusive peace, and a more lasting one,” says Titay Bleyen Santos Unsad, a...
View ArticleLumad in the Bangsamoro: On Their Right to Identity
Embedded video for Lumad in the Bangsamoro: On Their Right to IdentityWhy do IP Rights matter?Timuay Leticio Datuwata, Lambangian leader explains why retaining their indigenous identity is a core issue...
View ArticlePhilippines' Duterte Uses 'War on Terror' Tactics to Crack Down on Leftists
Embedded video for Philippines' Duterte Uses 'War on Terror' Tactics to Crack Down on Leftists[REPOST FROM THE REAL NEWS NETWORK]Last month, Walden Bello, Focus'...
View ArticlePhilippines’ Drug War Kills Poor Addicts, Not Rich Dealers
Embedded video for Philippines’ Drug War Kills Poor Addicts, Not Rich Dealers[REPOST FROM THE REAL NEWS NETWORK]Last month, Walden Bello, Focus' co-founder was interviewed by The Real News Network. In...
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Senators support IP rights for an inclusive BBL (Bangsamoro Basic Law)
Author: Joseph Purugganan(May 23, 2018/Manila) – “Identity, ancestral domain, protection of their rights as non-Moro Indigenous Peoples – these are the issues that I have heard from our Lumad leaders,...
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Asking for Democracy is Not a Crime!
On 22 May 2018, about 500 citizens of Thailand gathered at Thammasat University in Bangkok and marched peacefully towards Government House, demanding an end to martial law and return to democratization...
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