“WE — FARMERS, ACTIVISTS, AND CITIZENS OF THE WORLD — STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH FARMERS IN INDIA PROTESTING TO PROTECT THEIR LIVELIHOODS.” #FarmersProtest @nytimes @mujerxsrising http://solidaritywithindianfarmers.com
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Today’s @nytimes! This is what solidarity looks like. Signed by 75+ organizations for civil and human rights. READ + share. Global pressure matters now. Every post. Every retweet. Every voice. We need you. #FarmersProtest http://solidaritywithindianfarmers.com pic.twitter.com/ec1qUnpa6D
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“Nearly one million farmers are peacefully organizing & demonstrating, but the Indian government has responded w state-sanctioned violence, including the use of tear gas, water cannons, mass arrests & indefinite detention. These human rights abuses must end now.”
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“Indian farmers are standing up to defend their dignity and livelihoods. They are protesting three new laws, passed hastily without due deliberation, that will deregulate agriculture in India. For many, this is a matter of life and death.”
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“These laws benefit large conglomerate corporate entities and remove protections for farmers. Nearly half of India’s workforce is in the agricultural sector, the majority on small-hold farms. Millions of families now stand to lose their farms.”
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“An increase in industrial farming could have a devastating impact on the food we consume and the future of our environment.”
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“Farmers across India have peacefully organized and protested for months. Yet they have faced violence, persecution, and retaliation by the government.”
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“The protest sites at times have been cut off from water, aid & electricity. Internet services... suspended to silence dissent. Media outlets have been censored & threatened. Protestors, activists & journalists have been arrested, assaulted & held in indefinite detention.”
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“India’s actions run counter to core sacred values shared by all democracies... the commitment to human rights. We are living in a dangerous time when global citizens must be called on to safeguard the principles on which all democratic nations are founded.”
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“To Indian farmers: You have ignited one of the largest protests in human history. From the fields of Punjab, to the villages of Kerala, to the streets of New Delhi, your voices echo around the world. Now we raise our voices in solidarity.”
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“We call on all people who champion human rights -- in the United States and around the world -- to join us and condemn the abuses against farmers, laborers, and protesters in India.”
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“Use your voice to call on India to respect the core principles of democracy, including the rights of all people to protest peacefully, demand accountability, and envision a safer, healthier, and more just future for all people on the planet.”
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