Draft Declaration of Food Sovereignty for the Japanese Farmers and Consumers
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 November 2006 23:13
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BKU destroys a GM rice plot in Haryana
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- Published on Sunday, 29 October 2006 07:00
Finds out that farmer had not been given information on the trial in his land;Ensures that DBT guidelines are followed by the company.
Karnal, October 28, 2006: Activists of Bharatiya Kissan Union [BKU] and scores of villagers of Rampura village in Karnal district of Haryana destroyed a GM Rice plot in Haryana to prevent contamination from the rice plot and to ensure that DBT guidelines are not flouted. Included amongst them is Paramjit Singh, the farmer on whose land Mahyco is doing the trial but who has not been informed about what is being tried out on his land and the Sarpanch of the village, Mr Syamlal.
The World Bank is deporting farmers form their farmland
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 September 2006 18:05
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Two Via Campesina activists were detained by the Singapore authorities last night at Changi international airport and were deported this morning to Jakarta. They were interrogated for 14 hours continuously. They were not doing anything criminal and they had come to Singapore without any intention of disturbing the people of Singapore. But the officers kept saying that they were just obeying orders.
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2 Via Campesina representatives detained in Singapore
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- Published on Monday, 18 September 2006 14:18
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On Sept 17, Achmad Yakub and Irma Yanni of Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia (FSPI – Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union) flew to Singapore to organize a Via Campesina press conference on the World Bank and the IMF They arrived at Changi Airport at 5 PM local time. When they submitted their passport at the immigration desk, the officer brought them to the office for interview.
They have not been released so far (Sept 18, 6 am) – more than 12 hours after their arrest. They were not doing anything illegal and it is not any clear why the Singapore Authorities are detaining them. At 1 am, they informed us that they were only given water and bread.
