Defending Rights

Chile 2019: El Derecho de Vivir en Paz (The Right to Live in Peace)

3 Dec, 2019

by Eduardo Giesen (Colectivo VientoSur) and Ruth Nyambura (Global Forest Coalition) On the 18th of October, the largest protests witnessed since the end of the 17-year dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet began in Chile. The immediate cause of these uprisings was a 3.75% subway fare hike in the capital, Santiago. These protests were in essence a rejection of neoliberalism and privatisation, pervasive subsidies that exist for dirty energy companies and private means of transport (car, air) that are largely accessible …

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Claiming Civic Space Together: conference in Copenhagen brings groups together to defend the defenders

3 Apr, 2019

by Linde Berbers, Global Forest Coalition intern Citizens and civil society organisations representing rightsholders and stakeholders play an essential role in all societies. In order to ensure the participation of…

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Feminists at UNEA4 Continue the Call for the Right to a Healthy and Sustainable Environment

16 Mar, 2019

Reflecting on the outcomes of the 4th Meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya (UNEA-4), the Women’s Major Group offered the following statement: Nairobi, Kenya. The conclusion…

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Defend India’s forests and forest peoples: Defend Forest Rights Act

22 Feb, 2019

Press Release by All India Forum of Forest Movements (AIFFM) On 13 February, the Supreme Court of India, hearing a decade-old petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights…

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The UN Declaration on Peasant Rights is a massive victory for humanity!

18 Dec, 2018

The Global Forest Coalition celebrates the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas. On 17 December 2018, the United…

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GFC deeply congratulates and celebrates with LVC on its historic victory!

30 Sep, 2018

La Via Campesina UN Human Rights Council passes a resolution adopting the peasant rights declaration in Geneva 28 SEPTEMBER 2018 Press Release (Geneva, September 28, 2018) Seventeen years of long…

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Open Letter to the Member States of the United Nations on Draft Zero Binding Treaty

18 Aug, 2018

Re: Publication of the “Zero Draft” text for the negotiation of a Legally Binding Instrument to Regulate, in International Human Rights Law, the activities of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other…

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Government silent on over 313 murders of human rights and environment defenders, denounce Colombian activists

20 Jul, 2018

Colombian activists protest outside UN headquarters in New York; photo credit: Women’s Major Group New York, 19 July: Activists from various organizations worldwide [1] protested against the murders of at…

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A heroic fighter for the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities: Dr. Taghi Farvar

17 Jul, 2018

The Global Forest Coalition mourns the loss of a heroic fighter for the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities, Dr. Taghi Farvar. Taghi was the chairperson of our member…

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Policy Recommendations for CBD SBSTTA-22 and SBI-2

26 Jun, 2018

The 22nd meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-22) and the 2nd meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-2) of the Convention on Biological…

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The big four drivers of deforestation: events in Bonn, May 2018

4 May, 2018

International workshop Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 May 2018, Bonn Deforestation is a key cause of climate change and significantly undermines the climate resilience of countries and communities. Just four…

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Forest activists celebrate collapse of WTO and EU-Mercosur negotiations in Argentina

15 Dec, 2017

15 Dec, Buenos Aires: The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] celebrated the failure of two key trade negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, to reach…

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Summit of the Peoples #FueraOMC: Building Sovereignty

12 Dec, 2017

Press release Monday, December 11, 2017. Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Peoples Summit #FueraOMC today presented its position on the XI Ministerial Conference of the WTO with the presence of activists,…

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Policy Recommendations for CBD SBSTTA-21 and WG8(j)-10

7 Dec, 2017

The 21st meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-21) and the 10th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related…

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From Bali to Buenos Aires: An Economy for Life

5 Dec, 2017

Brief Background: This living document is a result of an extensive process led by the Social Movements for an Alternative Asia (SMAA), Gerak Lawan, La Via Campesina and the supporters of…

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Forest Cover 54 – Latin America’s Veins Remain Open

30 Nov, 2017

This 54th edition of Forest Cover called “Latin America’s veins remain open,” a title inspired by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano’s landmark book, has a special emphasis on Latin America. It…

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Indigenous West Sumatran Women Protect Forest

19 Oct, 2017

Uslaini or Chaus comes from a farming family of the Minangkabau indigenous tribe in West Sumatra. She is also an activist and work for the development of rural communities and…

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