Thursday, 4 March 2021, 7:36 am
An international movement of grassroots groups of small
food producers and food sovereignty advocates urged the
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to take a
stronger stance on the political crisis in Myanmar,
following the violent clash between the police and
protesters on February 28.
The date recorded the
highest toll of casualties in one day since the anti-coup
protests began – with at
least 18 killed and more than 1000
people arrested.
According to the People’s
Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS), the UNHRC and the
international community should demand the Tatmadaw’s
(Myanmar military) accountability for seizing the
country’s democracy and its innumerable human rights
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 7:48 am
Some
snapshots of the February 22 nationwide general strike in
Myanmar , also known as the 22222 Spring
Revolution
The People’s
Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) salutes the continuing
defiance of tens of thousands of Burmese peoples against the
military coup that ransacked their democracy.
Three
weeks after the Myanmar military seized control of the
government, the Civil Disobedience Movement has only grown
in strength and numbers – a momentous feat for the
peoples’ movement of the country in recent history.
Despite the state
of emergency put in place that banned gatherings of more
than four people and imposed a strict curfew, this
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Screen cap from the ILPS webinar launching of February 2021 Global Month of Solidarity with the Indian Peoples on February 4. (L-R: Yasmin Ahmed (Moderator), Liza Maza (ILPS General Secretary), Gautam Mody (General Secretary of New Trade Union Initiative), V,. Shankar (President, All India Central Council of Trade Unions), Prof. Radh D’Souza (Professor of Law at University of Westminster), Victor Garces (ILPS Vice Chairperson for Internal Affairs), Kiran Kumar Vissa (State Convener, Rythu Swarajya Vedika), Len Cooper (ILPS Chairperson)
Thursday, 28 January 2021, 7:28 am
The new year kicked off with intensified repression
targeting the rural sector.
The People’s Coalition
on Food Sovereignty slams the escalating state attacks
against farmers and indigenous peoples in many countries
across the globe. We call out these governments –
especially in the Philippines, Cambodia, and India – for
the blatant violation of human rights to facilitate the
aggressive implementation of neoliberal policies in the
pretext of coping with COVID-19 pandemic.
We abhor the
killings and mass arrests of rural peoples in the
Philippines, which signifies the reigning inhumanity and
impunity perpetrated by the Duterte regime. Filipino farmers
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 7:36 am | PCFS Global An international movement of grassroots groups of small food producers and food
sovereignty advocates urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to take
a stronger stance on the political crisis in Myanmar, following the violent clash . More
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 7:48 am | PCFS Global Some snapshots of the February 22 nationwide general strike in Myanmar , also known
as the 22222 Spring Revolution The People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS)
salutes the continuing defiance of tens of thousands of Burmese peoples against the . More
Thursday, 28 January 2021, 7:28 am | PCFS Global The new year kicked off with intensified repression targeting the rural sector.