BUKIDNON, PHILIPPINES – The story of the Sumilao farmers boasts of a successful but long and hard struggle for their right to land. In 1997, 18 members of Mapadayonong Panaghiusa sa mga Lumad Alang sa Damlag (MAPALAD) went on hunger strike to demand that 144 hectares of their ancestral land be given back to them. […]
Peasants in Thailand have been affected by chronic problems of poverty and hardship in living and production, similar to experiences shared by peasants worldwide. Peasants become vulnerable to human rights violations and need specific protection. Then La Via Campesina as the international movement of peasants initiated the Peasant’s Rights at the UN level as a […]
Singur is popularly called the granary of West Bengal. This particular piece of land in Singur is highly fertile and is home to around 5,000 peasant families. Located in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, Singur came into the limelight for its peasants’ movement in 2006. The government acquired 1,253 acres (500 hectares) of multi-cropping […]