NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2014 At the Lakbayan - protest march of Philippine's farmers (03/2014). Photo: Astrud Beringer. Struggle for Agrarian Reform in the Philippines vibrant and alive April 17, 2014: FIAN International joined this year's global day of action and mobilization in defense of the struggles of farmers and peasants by emphasizing the role of the agrarian reform in this process. On the occasion of the International Day of Peasants' Struggle, FIAN International launched a call to demand the Filipino government to fast-track the land redistribution process in order to guarantee the right to food of over 500 tenant-farmers and their families who continue suffering food insecurity and harassment.   Read more …   Sign now the Urgent Action on Hacienda Matias! We wish you all a happy reading!   Online consultation on the Right to Food Guidelines   Expropriation bill brings closer return of the Sawhoyamaxa ancestral lands   New Land Bill process in Ecuador excludes citizen participation   FIAN expresses concern about the current situation in Mozambique   FIAN supports request for provisional measures for five prisoners – Paraguay   Job Vacancy at FIAN International Secretariat Online consultation on the Right to Food Guidelines April 27, 2014: The FAO Right to Food Team and FIAN International invite all supporters to an online discussion organized in the context of the upcoming 10-year Anniversary of the Right to Food Guidelines. Available in English, French and Spanish.   Read more... Expropriation bill brings closer return of the Sawhoyamaxa ancestral lands Land occupation, March 2013. Photo: Tierra Viva April 29, 2014: FIAN welcomes the Paraguayan Senate's approval of a bill that would restitute the ancestral territory to the Sawhoyamaxa indigenous community.   Read more ... New Land Bill process in Ecuador excludes citizen participation April 30, 2014: FIAN International has sent a letter to the National Assembly of Ecuador calling for mechanisms that guarantee widespread and active participation of social organization in the development and adoption of the new Land Bill in Ecuador.   Read more... FIAN expresses concern about the current situation in Mozambique April 24, 2014: Along with other international organizations, FIAN International called the Mozambican government and the international community to respect and protect the rights of the Mozambican peasants. Read more... FIAN supports request for provisional measures for five prisoners – Paraguay 'Yes' to life, 'No' to death. Paraguay, 2008. April 19, 2014: FIAN sent a letter to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights to support the application of provisional measures to protect the rights to adequate food, life and integrity in the Curuguaty case, Paraguay.   Read more... Job Vacancy at FIAN International Secretariat FIAN International is looking for someone with excellent communications skills and extensive experience in public relations and media to fulfill the vacancy for Public Relations and Media Coordinator in Heidelberg, Germany. Application deadline is May 20, 2014.  <