La Via Campesina - EN

52 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• World Bank and IMF policies harmed Thailand's poor, activists state · Thai grassroots activists criticize World Bank/IMF policies ahead of 2026 Bangkok meetings.
• UN Human Rights Council Renews Peasant Rights Working Group Mandate · UN Human Rights Council voted 33-0-14 to renew the peasant rights working group for 3 years.
• Brazilian cooperative Cootap scales agroecological production for mass adoption · MST-affiliated Brazilian cooperative Cootap leads agroecology expansion with 14,000 tons annual rice output.
• MST Promotes Agroecology as Climate Crisis Response in Brazil · The MST argues agroecology and popular agrarian reform are essential responses to El Niño and climate change impacts on Brazilian agriculture.
• La Via Campesina September 2026 global member activities and advocacy update · La Via Campesina publishes September 2026 wrap-up of global peasant movement actions.
• La Via Campesina Demands Government Action On Rising Food Prices · La Via Campesina urges governments to intervene immediately to stabilize rising global food prices.
• La Via Campesina Hosts Raj Patel Food System Trade Webinar · La Via Campesina hosted a global trade and food system webinar with Raj Patel this September.
• MST Activist Frames Brazilian Agrarian Reform As Democratic Historical Reparation · MST activist Simone Magalhães argues agrarian reform is required for Brazilian democracy.
• Thai Activists Protest EU Free Trade Deal Over Seed Law Changes · The Assembly of the Poor protests EU-Thailand FTA negotiations fearing they will weaken peasant rights via UPOV 1991 accession.
• European Farmers' Group Opposes Omnibus X Pesticide Deregulation · ECVC condemns proposed EU pesticide deregulation package 'Omnibus X' ahead of October 2026 vote.
• South Asian Movements Push UNDROP Implementation and Trade Alternatives · Peasant unions across South Asia demand UNDROP adoption and alternative trade frameworks to combat corporate agriculture.
• Haiti's Tèt Kole Peasant Movement Marks 40 Years Amid Gang Violence · Haitian peasant movement Tèt Kole celebrates 40 years of resistance through local assemblies due to security crisis.
• La Via Campesina Calls for Global Mobilization Against IMF and World Bank Policies · La Via Campesina urges worldwide protests on October 16 to oppose IMF and World Bank austerity and demand debt cancellation.
• Bolivia's Bartolina Sisa Confederation Condemns Emergency Extension and IMF Loan · Bolivia's Bartolina Sisa Confederation reaffirms mobilization and denounces the Paz government's emergency extension and IMF loan.
• Indonesia Passes Agrarian Reform Law; SPI Hails Agrarian Justice Milestone · Indonesia's parliament passed the Agrarian Reform Regulation Law, a step hailed by the Indonesian Peasant Union as vital for agrarian justice.
• El Niño Intensifies Global Food Crisis, Displacing Millions · Extreme El Niño conditions trigger severe droughts and floods, threatening 50 million people with hunger by 2027.
• Bolivia's Indigenous Women Federation Honors Founder Lucila Mejía Soto · The National Federation of Indigenous Women of Bolivia commemorates the life and legacy of founder Lucila Mejía Soto.
• CLOC Mesoamerican Youth Camp Issues Land Sovereignty Advocacy Statement · Peasant youth from 7 Mesoamerican nations gathered in El Salvador to issue land justice demands.
• Nepal Peasant Union ANPFA Runs Flood Relief While Demanding Climate Reparations · Nepal peasant union ANPFA conducts flood relief and advocates for climate justice reparations.
• Global peasant movements use culture as a universal protest and organizing tool · International peasant organizations utilize art and culture to strengthen mobilization and counter corporate narratives.
• Guatemala Faces Linked Drought, Evictions And Unfulfilled Agrarian Pledges · Guatemalan peasant groups denounce interconnected drought, evictions and failed agrarian agreement.
• Peasant Groups Urge UN to Renew Mandate for Seed Rights · La Via Campesina representatives call for renewed UN mandate to protect peasant seed systems against corporate control.
• FENSUAGRO demands Colombian land agency respect constitutional peasant rights · Colombian peasant union FENSUAGRO rejects attempts to erase official peasantry recognition.
• La Via Campesina urges UN HRC to renew UNDROP expert working group mandate · La Via Campesina advocates at 63rd UN HRC session for UNDROP working group mandate renewal.
• ECVC calls on EU and European nations to suspend occupied Palestinian territory imports · European Coordination Via Campesina urges EU states to ban imports from occupied Palestinian lands.
• IMF Trade Liberalization Impacts on Peasant Agriculture in Haiti · IMF-backed trade reforms weakened smallholder farming and food sovereignty in Haiti.
• La Via Campesina ARNA Meeting in Tunisia Puts Food Sovereignty Over Production in Statement · Farmers from eight Arab and North African countries issued a Tunisia statement placing food sovereignty and farmers' rights to land, water, and seeds above increased production.
• UN Experts Urge Honduras to Halt Mass Evictions Under New Land Law · UN experts demand Honduras stop evictions of peasant and Indigenous communities under Decree 107-2026.
• Nepal Peasants' Union Demands Climate Grants After Deadly Floods · ANPFA demands disaster financing be converted from loans to grants after deadly floods in Nepal.
• La Via Campesina Advocates for Food Sovereignty Over WTO Free Trade · La Via Campesina leaders argue that WTO free trade policies harm farmers and demand a just trade framework.