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India: FIAN Fact Finding Mission Exposes Grave Violations of Right to Adequate Food
Publication date: 10-01-2012
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India - Jan. 10, 2012 - In its recent fact finding mission to India, FIAN International, an international human rights organization working for the right to adequate food, found violations of the fundamental right to
Philippines: Supreme Court decides to distribute land to over 6,000 farm workers
Publication date: 19-12-2011
Heidelberg, Germany, December 19, 2011 - On November 22, the Philippine Supreme Court ordered the immediate distribution of the farmlands of Hacienda Luisita to 6,296 farm worker-beneficiaries. "This is a land mark ruling,
FIAN launches International Art Contest "Stop Impunity - Hunger on Trial"
Publication date: 05-12-2011
Heidelberg, Germany, December 5, 2011 - In celebration of the international Human Rights Day, December10, the human rights organization FIAN International invites people worldwide to participate in an art contest: Stop Impunity - Hunger on Trial,
The fight against hunger starts with access to land, water and seed
Publication date: 29-11-2011
Köln, Heidelberg 29. November 2011 - At the end of 2011, approximately one billion people still suffer from hunger. The loss of access to natural resources such as land, water or seed is a principal cause for violations of the human right to
FIAN Welcomes New Human Rights Principles
Publication date: 24-10-2011
FIAN International, a human rights organization advocating for the right to food, welcomes the adoption of the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations (ETOs) of States as a crucial addition to the area of Economic, Social and Cultural
Civil Society Continues Fight Against Land Grabbing
Publication date: 17-10-2011
Rome, Italy, 17 October 2011 - As the 37th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) begins at FAO, civil society organizations (CSO) welcome Saturday's results of the second round of negotiations on the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible
World Food Day: FIAN Celebrates 25 Years of Fighting to End World Hunger
Publication date: 11-10-2011
Heidelberg, Germany, 11 October 2011 - On the occasion of World Food Day, October 16, human rights organization FoodFirst Information and Action Network (FIAN International) marks 25 years of exposing violations of people's right to food. With
Chronic Hunger: Consequence of Impunity of Right to Food Violations
Publication date: 11-10-2011
Geneva, Stuttgart, Utrecht, 11 October 2011 - Despite the growth of a worldwide Right to Food movement and the existence of international frameworks and mechanisms to protect human rights, an unacceptable number of violations remain unpunished, according
Protect People's Lands, Water and Forests
Publication date: 07-10-2011
Civil Society Urges the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to Adopt Effective Land Tenure Guidelines to Ensure Food Security and Respect for Human Rights Rome, Italy, 7 October, 2011 -- As the final round of intergovernmental
