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Ban Land Grabbing! Call to Action
2010-08-22T22:00:00Z
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The new land grabbing is the latest element in a transnational business strategy of trying to get the hands on people's lands and water resources. Land grabbing violates international human rights law - not so much because in the course of people's ...India - Tribunal Appointed by the Government of Kerala to Claim US$ 46 million compensation from Coca-Cola
2010-08-08T22:00:00Z
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Heidelberg/Madurai, 09.08.2010 - On July 14, 2010, the Kerala state cabinet has set up a Plachimada Claims Tribunal to realize compensation of Rs 216.26 crore (ca. US$ 46.2 million) from Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Company for the ecological damages ...FIAN welcomes recognition of the right to water and calls for speedy implementation
2010-08-02T22:00:00Z
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Heidelberg, 03.08.2010 - The human rights organization FIAN welcomes the recognition of the right to access to water and sanitary basic care, as declared by the UN General Assembly on 28th of July on the initiative of Bolivia. World-wide 884 ...Brazil - Report on violence against indigenous peoples: numbers continue alarming
2010-07-19T22:00:00Z
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Heidelberg, 13-07-2010. On July 9, CIMI presented one more alarming report on the violence suffered by indigenous peoples in Brazil.
Sixty murders, nineteen suicides, sixteen cases of attempted murder, and the list goes on. These are just ...New Urgent Action: Right to Food of children still not implemented in India
2010-07-14T22:00:00Z
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On July 13, FIAN launched a new Urgent Action on the difficult food situation in Uttar Pradesh, India. Despite recommendations from local authorities Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is still not implemented in village ...New Urgent Action: Leader of anti-mining movement shot in Guatemala
2010-07-14T22:00:00Z
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On July 15, 2010, FIAN launched a new urgent action. In the past week two unknown men shot Ms. Diodora Antonia Hernández Cinto in her home. She is a community leader of the movement against the Marlin Mine. Please urge authorities ...Conference "Policies against Hunger" calls for joined forces
2010-06-16T22:00:00Z
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Berlin/Heidelberg, 17-06-2010. More than one billion people suffer from hunger. To tackle this problem, global governance for food security and nutrition needs to be improved. Access to land is a crucial factor in this context. These issues were ...Guatemala - Request to suspend mining activities in Marlin Mine
2010-06-14T22:00:00Z
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Heidelberg/Guatemala, 04-06-2010. 139 international and national organizations demand executive compliance with the precautionary measures issued by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights in favour of the Maya Mam and Sipacapan People.
Brazil - Jury condemns farmer to 30 years in prison
2010-05-24T22:00:00Z
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Heidelberg, 25-05-2010. The Brazilian farmer Regivaldo Galvao was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering the activist Dorothy Stang in Anapu (PA) five years ago. According to a local newspaper the accused was convicted without the right to ...Accaparement de terres au Kenya et au Mozambique
2010-05-09T22:00:00Z
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Heidelberg, 10.05.2010 - Un nouveau rapport publié par FIAN International présente les résultats de deux missions d'investigation qui se sont intéressées aux accaparements de terre au Kenya et au Mozambique. Le rapport conclut que les accaparements ...