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Three leaders of World Forum of Fisher Peoples – WFFP WFFP attended a training program at Sao Paolo, Brazil which was facilitated in collaboration with LVC, WMW, FoEI, FIAN International, TNI, WH, GI, and WFFP.
The program focused attention on Human Rights Violations and the challenges faced by Human Rights Defenders all over the world. The killings, disappearances, forced abductions, Smear campaigns, arrests, detentions, and much more harassment experienced by HRDs and the need for a collective effort to face the challenges.
Josana Pinto of MPP Brazil and the Continental representative of Caribbean and Latin America was among the speakers at the program and said, “We are SSF in the world need more attention from our Comrades as we are the most vulnerable communities among other food producers in the world.”

Les pêcheurs disent non à l’Initiative sur la pêche côtière

5 novembre 2015 Communiqué de presse commun par le Forum mondial des peuples pêcheurs (WFFP) et le Forum mondial des pêcheurs et des travailleurs de la pêche (WFF) Avec l’Initiative sur la pêche côtière (CFI), la FAO, la Banque mondiale, Conservation International et d’autres acteurs ont lancé un vaste programme pour réformer la politique mondiale sur la pêche. 235 millions ...

Fisherfolks say no to the Coastal Fisheries Initiative

5 November 2015 Joint Press Statement by the World Forum of Fisher Peoples’ (WFFP) and the World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers (WFF) With the Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) the FAO, the World Bank, Conservation International and others have launched a wide reaching program aiming at the reform of fisheries policy across the world. Through a period of ...

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 10 August. APAGOLF, a Honduran member of the WFFP, demanded the immediate release of the Maldonado and Rodrigues and successfully resolved the conflict through a dialogue with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro. The two fishers ...

APAGOLF condena la detención de dos pescadores Hondureños

Jose Maldonado, de 14 años de edad, y Alcides Rodrigues, fueron detenidos por la armada Nicaragüense en el Golfo de Fonseca el último 10 de Agosto. APAGOLF, un miembro Hondureño del WFFP, exigió la inmediata liberación de los Sres. Maldonado y Rodrigues, exitosamente resolviendo el conflicto a través del diálogo con el Secretario-General de la Organización de Estados Americanos, el ...

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, to discuss the main challenges facing fisherfolk across the world and how to confront these challenges. The leaders of the WFFP traveled from the Caribbean, Honduras, Canada, Mauritania, Kenya, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. A key strategic decision at ...

Los derechos humanos frente a la pesca basada en derechos: el campo de batalla ideolĂłgico de Siem Reap

Secretaría Internacional del Foro Mundial de Pueblos Pescadores – 26 de abril de 2015 Del 23 al 27 de marzo de 2014, seis representantes de los movimientos pesqueros mundiales, WFFP y FMPTP, respaldados por CIAPA y dos investigadores, participaron en el foro User Rights 2015 en Siem Reap, Camboya. Estos seis delegados representan a millones de miembros de las comunidades ...

Droits de l’homme contre droits d’accès à la pêche : un champ de bataille idéologique à Siem Reap

Secrétariat international du WFFP  Du 23 au 27 mars 2015, six représentants des deux organisations mondiales de pêcheurs, le WFFP et le WFF, soutenus par l’ICSF et par des chercheurs, ont participé à la Conférence de 2015 sur les droits d’accès à la pêche, à Siem Reap au Cambodge. Ces délégués, même s’ils étaient peu nombreux, représentaient des millions de ...

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 representatives from the global fisher movements, the WFFP and WFF, supported by ICSF and a couple of researchers, participated in the UserRights2015 Conference in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Few in numbers, these delegates represent millions of people from indigenous and small-scale fishing ...

Declaration of the Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles

World Social Forum, Tunis 23-28 March 2015 Social movements and civil society organizations engaged in the defense of the rights to land and water at the World Social Forum. For four days, the WFFP joined hundreds of activists in the fight against the grabbing of natural resources, including land and fish, and against the systematic violations of the associated human rights. Sharing ...

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 of fisher-folk and especially fisher women of Pakistan and across the world. For us, in the WFFP, we mourn her passing. She will be sorely missed. We would like to express our deepest sympathy to you, Muhammed Ali Shah and ...