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Webinar: Political Economy of the War in Sudan – IDEAs

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 2d

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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 2d

Seminario web: Economía política de la guerra en Sudán

The conflict in Sudan that began in April 2023 has caused severe devastation to the country. It is regarded as one of the world’s most serious humanitarian cris

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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 3d

En II Simposio Mundial sobre los Derechos de los Agricultores en Manila sept/2025, se expreso preocupación por orientación y eficacia de derechos de agricultores en el Tratado sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (ITPGRFA) twn.my/title2/biotk/...

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 11d

Exclusive interview with Carlos Duarte, Chair of the UN Working Group on UNDROP. - Defending Peasants' Rights

Defending Peasants’ Rights conducted an exclusive interview with Carlos Duarte, current Chair of the UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas. The conversation took place during his visit to Geneva, on the occasion of the presentation to the Human Rights Council of the newly released report on...

Systemic Challenges and Good Practices in Rural Areas – The 2nd Report of the UN Working Group on UNDROP - Defending Peasants' Rights

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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 11d

This article was originally published on the website of La Via Campesina on 25 September 2025 (available here). Seven years after the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP), the situation remains mixed: undeniable legal and political progress has been made, but violations...

Desafíos sistémicos y buenas prácticas en las zonas rurales – el 2.º informe del Grupo de Trabajo de la ONU sobre Derechos Campesinos - Defending Peasants' Rights

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 11d

Este artículo fue publicado originalmente en el sitio web de La Vía Campesina el 25 de septiembre de 2025 (disponible aquí) Siete años después de la adopción de la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre Derechos Campesinos y otras personas que trabajan en zonas rurales (UNDROP), la situación sigue siendo desigual: algunos avances jurídicos y...

Entrevista exclusiva con Carlos Duarte (Presidente del Grupo de Trabajo de la ONU sobre la UNDROP) - Defending Peasants' Rights

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 11d

Defending Peasants’ Rights realizó una entrevista exclusiva con Carlos Duarte, actual presidente del Grupo de Trabajo de la ONU sobre los derechos de los campesinos, campesinas y de otras personas que viven y trabajan en zonas rurales. La conversación tuvo lugar durante su visita a Ginebra, con motivo de la presentación ante el Consejo de...

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 17d

A 6 meses de elecciones para el Congreso nuestro colega e Investigador Nicolas Cely plantea la posibilidad de que el campesinado acceda a un asiento permanente en el Congreso, gracias a su reconocimiento como sujeto de especial protección constitucional www.javerianacali.ed...

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 17d

A 6 meses de elecciones para el Congreso nuestro colega e Investigador Nicolas Cely plantea la posibilidad de que el campesinado acceda a un asiento permanente en el Congreso, gracias a su reconocimiento como sujeto de especial protección constitucional www.javerianacali.ed...

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FIAN International @fian-international.bsky.social · 23d

Indigenous fisher leader Alfonso Simon Raylan calls on #Panama to end fishing ban, violence against Indigenous fisher communities: shorturl.at/FQ9l5 #UNDROP#WFFP #defendingpeasantsrights #CETIM
#IndigenousPeoples @michaelfakhri.bsky.social @carlosduarte11.bsky.social #UN #HumanRightsCouncil

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🦣 ViaCampesinaDE :mastodon: @viacampesinade.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25d

📢 Keine giftigen Handelsabkommen mehr! https://StopEUMercosur.org
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+50 Organisationen und ECVC #laviacampesina starten Kampagne gegen #handelsabkommen zwischen EU & Lateinamerika.
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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 23d

A propósito de la lechona en Japón:
¿cómo está la producción porcícola en
Colombia?
Una reflexión junto a William Segura y Manuel Felipe Ochoa. www.javerianacali.ed...

“Si los campesinos no tienen tierra se pone bajo amenaza la soberanía alimentaria” - Agencia de Noticias Tierra Viva

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 26d

Message from Francesca Albanese @FranceskAlbs rapporteur of the Palestinian territories so that the peasants of the world work united for their rights and to join the struggles, renewing ethical practices in the face of the dispossession and genocide of the Palestinian people.

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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 28d

Muchas gracias a la Agencia Tierra Viva (@Agencia_TierraViva) a la Fundación Rosa de Luxemburgo (@rosalux_conosur) y al MNCI Somos Tierra - Via Campesina (@MNCI_ST) por esta entrevista.

Entrevista al especialista Carlos Duarte, integrante del Grupo de Trabajo de la ONU sobre Derechos Campesinos.

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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

9/ A deeply troubling convergence of pressures now threatens rural communities worldwide. While not exhaustive, this report catalogs key concerns — alongside state responses & engagement by peasant organizations.

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

8/ Agricultural workers frequently endure severe labor rights violations: abusive wages, dangerous working conditions, denial of rights. Standard labor laws often exclude farm work or are poorly enforced.

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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

7/ Climate change is causing rights violations against peasants — disproportionately impacting populations who contributed least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet suffer its gravest consequences.

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

6/ Peasant women face intersecting forms of oppression based on gender, rurality, class, and ethnicity — worsening their exclusion from decision-making, resource distribution, and economic opportunities.

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

5/ In the fierce competition for land & resources, peasants often face violence & repression — by private actors or state authorities — especially when asserting land rights or resisting dispossession.

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

4/ Fishers increasingly witness dispossession & erosion of their customary rights to access, manage, and use territories — historically including rivers, coastlines, oceans, wetlands, brackish waters, mangroves, and swamps.

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

3/ Key findings: A strong wave of land ownership concentration; growing financialization of farmland; “green grabbing”; land tenure insecurity; and conversion of agricultural land to extractivism.

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

2/ Territory: Violations of peasants’ land rights form a complex, interconnected web of injustices — affecting not only human rights, their relationship to land & water, but also their survival, cultural identity, and dignity.

Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · Sep 11

1/ In this report, we examine how the situation of peasants has improved or worsened over the 13 years since the Advisory Group’s study described their dire circumstances — and in the 7 years since UNDROP’s adoption.