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Breaking the Chains of ‘Historical Injustice’ Dalits and Adivasis assert their rights over the Sundarban Forest
Press release, 2 February 2016, Kolkata “The tiger is not our threat, the Forest Department is.” “Forest Department Kee Jaagir…
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The arbitrary arrest of Mr. Saeed Baloch by the Pakistani Rangers is an assault on nature and the Human Rights of the country’s fisher people.
Press statement, Cape Town, 29 January 2016 We call upon the Pakistani authorities to make public the exact location of…
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The World Forum of Fisher Peoples’ calls for the immediate release of Mr. Saeed Baloch, General Secretary of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum
Press Statement, 18 January 2016 Pakistan must release Mr. Saeed Baloch immediately. Mr. Baloch was arrested on 16 January by…
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APAGOLF condemns the arrest of two Honduran fishers
Jose Maldonado, 14 years old, and Alcides Rodrigues were arrested by the Nicaraguan navy in the Gulf of Fonseca on…
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Press statement: WFFP denounces Ocean Grabbing and demands social and economic justice
19 July 2015 During the past days, leaders of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) have gathered in Pondicherry,…
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Human Rights vs. Right Based Fishing: The ideological battleground in Siem Reap
By the international secretariat of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples – 26 April 2015 On 23-27 March 2014, six…
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Tahira Ali Shah: A martyr for water rights and womens rights
Tahira Ali Shah (born 1964; † 9 March 2015) The tragic passing of Tahira Ali Shah is an intimate loss…
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Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines avaliable in six languages
We are excited to learn that the final version of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the…
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WFFP statement to the working group of the Human Rights Council on the Peasants Declaration
“My plea is simple — to reject the commodification of nature. Land grabs were the start of market-led colonisation;…
Continue Reading →Ecuador: Shrimp Farming vs. Ancestral Land Rights
Ecuador is the fifth largest producer of shrimp worldwide, generating over one billion dollars a year. Ecuador’s fragile wetlands have…
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