International Day of Peasants’ and Farmers’ Struggle marked with call for end to the persecution
La Via Campesina
CAMPAIGNERS marked the International Day of Peasants’ and Farmers’ Struggle today by calling for an immediate end to the persecution of peasant movements and their leaders.
La Via Campesina, a global movement of peasants, small and medium-sized producers, landless, women, indigenous people, rural youth and agricultural workers, highlighted the importance of food sovereignty in ensuring a future for humanity.
“Governments are choosing capitalism at all costs,” the group warned.
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