As the war is ongoing in Ukraine decisions are already being made on the reconstruction and recovery process. The approach used is firmly rooted in the neoliberal assumption that the foundation for peace and development, both within and between states, is market democracy and that the solution lies in “leveraging private capital”. But this is…
Adopted in 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to eliminate poverty and promote sustainable development, peace, and prosperity for all by 2030. The Agenda introduced 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), establishing a framework of targets and indicators for their measurement, monitoring and implementation. By repeatedly stressing the idea of ‘tracking progress’ towards each…
Farmers say oil giant’s tree-planting scheme has barred them from their fields and threatens livelihoods This spring, when Pulchérie Amboula went to plant crops on her land, she was chased away by men in trucks. “As soon as they see the tractor, there is a Hilux vehicle which starts following behind,” she says. “We no…
Pour le 4e anniversaire de l’adoption de la Déclaration sur les droits des paysans et des autres personnes travaillant dans les zones rurales (UNDROP), La Via Campesina, FIAN, CETIM et l’Académie de droit international humanitaire et de droits humains à Genève sont très heureux de lancer leur site internet commun : Défendre les droits des…...
El racismo y la discriminación se han dado en casi todas las etapas por las que ha ido evolucionando la sociedad pero, vamos a centrarnos en uno de los brotes más grandes que se han ocasionado en Andalucía el cual, ha desatado el racismo en este territorio y hadesencadenado una lucha titánica para combatirlo por…
Entrevista com Renata da Silva Souza, militante feminista e anti-fascista, defensora dos direitos humanos e deputada federal do Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL) no Rio de Janeiro. Desde que Michel Temer chegou ao poder e ainda mais desde a presidência bolsonariana, o Brasil está sob o domínio da aliança ultraconservadora do “BBB” – bois (proprietários…
Interview with Shalmali Guttal, Executive Director of the Focus on the Global South, Thailand. Given the scale of the mass protests since September 2020 and a resounding convergence between social movements on a national scale, the Hindu supremacist government of Narendra Modi was forced to repeal its agriculture sector reforms at the end of 2021….