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Power to the Peasants: Reclaiming lands, reclaiming the future
Part one of a two-part features series on the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) in commemoration of the Day of the Landless on 29 March. Perhaps there is no greater irony
Under Chinese Construction: Deconstructing the infrastructure boom in Laos
Laos is at a crossroads – it can opt to keep on building mega-infrastructures ridden with external debts and marred by displacement of its people, or it can rethink economic
Debt, Death, and Defiance: Probing peasant unrest in India
There are roughly 40 Indian farmers that commit suicide every day amid massive indebtedness, problematic agrarian programs and policies, and failed government promises. But arising from this pile of debts
“Red October”: Farmer killings mark peasant month in Philippines
On the morning of October 20, 43 members of the local chapter of the National Federation of Sugar Workers in the Philippines (NFSW) in Negros Occidental (a province about 782
Mekong dams: “Battery of Asia” and land grabs for power
While touted as engines of economic growth and for energy security, hydropower dams pursued for profits also result in displacement and destruction of livelihood and environment. The collapse of the
Young and living dangerously in Mindanao
On April 6-9, 2018, PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) joined an international fact-finding and solidarity mission (IFFSM) in Mindanao organized by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas or Peasant Movement of the
Governments urged: Adopt new UNICEF recommendations on children and pesticides
In November 2017, ten-year-old Archana made tea for her grandparents, not knowing that she mistakenly mixed a packet of pesticides instead of tea. Within an hour, Archana and her grandparents
NO LAND, NO LIFE! PANAP, partners gear up for sustained campaign vs. land grabs, human rights abuses
News Features PENANG, Malaysia – China’s rise as an economic and political power – and along with it its increasing appetite for land and resources – is one of the
Open Letter to the Focal Points of Asia Pacific Regional on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, Bangkok 2018
PAN Asia Pacific remains deeply concerned about the adverse impacts of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) on farmers, workers and communities in the region, and we are looking to the SAICM