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On the 18th of September an international delegation of 15 La Via Campesina leaders from India, Bangladesh, Korea, European Union, United States, Brazil, Nicaragua, Mexico, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, Cuba, accompanied by 50 members of FSPI as well as representatives from several international NGOs intended to visit the West Nusa Tenggara Province. The delegation was to complete a mission to verify violations of peasant rights occurring while defending their livelihoods, which were committed by the local government, police, private sector and paramilitary actors. The delegation had received an official licence from Jakarta Central Government to visit the area. This license was unexpectedly and without explanation unilaterally withdrawn on the eve of the visit.

PRESS RELEASE 22 September 2005 At 6pm today, an informal meeting on “complementary approaches” will take place in the WTO. […]

Executive summary The World Trade Organisation (WTO) traditionally suspends most of its activities during August with negotiators taking a month-long […]

8-10 September 2005 We, the representatives of farming communities, social movements and the civil society organizations in Pakistan, are gathered […]