January 2009

APC Commemorates Mendiola Massacre in the Philippines; Comdemns Human Rights Violations in Asia

The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) supports its member-organizations in the Philippines such as the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas, AMIHAN (National Federation of Peasant Women), Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) and the entire Filipino peasantry in commemorating the 22nd anniversary of Mendiola Massacre.

Reference: 

Danilo Ramos, Phone: +632-9284184
Erpan Faryadi , E-mail: agra_pusat@yahoo.com

APC Congratulates the South Asian Women Peasant's Conference

The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) warmly congratulates the success of the South Asian Women Peasant’s Conference on Right to Land, Empowerment and Liberation which was held last January 20-21, 2009 and organized by All Nepal Peasants' Federation (ANPFa) in Collaboration with South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE).

Reference: 

APC Secretariat
Email: apc_secretariat@yahoo.com

Prospects for peace in Palestine

The trickiest part in solving a problem is acknowledging, identifying and formulating it correctly. The Palestine-Israel conflict is complex and deeply rooted, complicated by big power rivalry and stakes in the Middle East, and the conflicts spawned and fanned by the Bush-bannered war of terror in the region and world-wide.

Now that a ceasefire has taken place in Gaza with the last of Israel forces reported to have withdrawn from the Strip, the logical question is: how long will this truce last and will a just and lasting peace ensue?

Source: 
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
Campaigns: 
Anti-Imperialism

ASEAN People's Center Launching

Southeast Asian’s civil society step up the engagement with ASEAN by establishing the ASEAN People’s Center in Jakarta (Jakarta, 15 January 2009), A coalition of civil society organizations in the Southeast Asian region today calls on the ASEAN to give its full cooperation to the civil society center in Jakarta as a show of its commitment to enhance the participation of the peoples in its decision making and make ASEAN a truly “People-oriented ASEAN”.

Source: 
http://www.tenaganita.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=267&Itemid=1
Campaigns: 
ASEAN