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As a human rights organisation, FIAN documents, analyses, and addresses violations of the human right to food. Since its foundation, FIAN has worked on more than 400 individual cases. All of them were addressed, according to victim's requests, by FIAN Urgent Actions and other types of interventions. Many of them are accompanied by a local FIAN group.
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Brazil - Lagoa Nova - Peasants struggle against Sugar Cane Mill to recover land
Publication date: 17-01-2008
Since 1991, the agricultural company SANAGRO, one of the biggest producers of sugar cane in the north-east of Brazil, has been trying to keep off 90 peasants' families of the Lagoa Nova community from the land which legally belongs to these families,
Brazil – Engenho Prado, Pernambuco, Peasants in Struggle for dignity
Publication date: 29-01-2008
The conflict over the land of the sugar plantation "Prado" took place in the region known as Zona da Mata, in the State of Pernambuco, northeast Brazil. For centuries, this region has been known for its sugar cane production, as well
Brazil – Guarani Kaiowa – Malnutrition is killing indigenous children
Publication date: 24-01-2008
In the State of Mato Grosso do Sul the Guarani Kaiowá population is of approximately 27.500 people. Traditionally the Guaranis were itinerant people whose territory included most of the southern part of Latin America. For this
Ghana: Gold mining company, financed by the World Bank, cuts off more than 700 people in Teberebie from their fields
Publication date: 31-01-2008
The village of Teberebie is located in the Wassa West District of the Western Region of Ghana. Mining in the Wassa West District, which is known to have one of the largest clusters of mines and mining companies on the African continent,
Honduras - CURLA - Women's Struggle
Publication date: 22-01-2008
On 27 September, the Agrarian Institute of Honduras decided to expropriate land and to transfer it to landless women. In 2001, the women's movement "10th of June" had occupied a portion of land that was lying idle, but belonged to
India - Nandigram, West Bengal - Villagers die due to state led terror
Publication date: 26-02-2008
Many villagers in Nandigram, women and children died when the armed goons of the ruling party in West Bengal opened fire on a peaceful rally on 10.11.2007. Villagers have been opposing
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