Press releases

Systematic violence against peasant organizations in Colombia denounced at the UN

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, March 3rd, 2021 – “In Colombia, one social leader is killed every 41 hours”, denounce FENSUAGRO and the CETIM before the UN Human Rights Council.

Chevron’s Impunity in Ecuador: urgent Call from International Civil Society

In solidarity with tens of thousands of people affected by the biggest environmental disaster that has hit the Ecuadorian Amazon, more than 240 organizations, networks, movements, and unions –representing more than 285 million people internationally – are asking the government of Ecuador to appeal the arbitration award issued by the Dutch justice system in favor […]

India: unprecedented mobilization of workers and peasants

Press release Geneva, 15th December 2020 – Over the last two weeks, India has been the scene of an unprecedented general strike. According to some media reports, it is believed to be the largest mobilization in the history of mankind: a human river of 250 million people, workers and peasants, hand in hand, marching […]

Switzerland: peasants’ rights and free trade agreements

Press release Declaration on the Rights of Peasants: Switzerland must harmonize foreign policy and international commitments Lucerne, Bern, and Geneva, August 27, 2020 – The paradox is striking: peasants, the world’s main food providers, are the first to suffer from hunger and extreme poverty in many countries. Aware of this situation, the United Nations adopted […]

Assassination of a trade unionist: the Colombian State responsible

Geneva, 3 June 2020 – The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled against Colombia for failing to investigate those who ordered the murder of a trade unionist who was defending the rights of workers at the multinational Coca-Cola in the country.

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