Stephan Backes
@stepansky.bsky.social
human rights • accountability • corporate liability • justice • BDS
🔻 = struggle against racism & oppression
busy @FIAN-International.bsky.social
[own views; RT ≠ endorsement]
🔻 = struggle against racism & oppression
busy @FIAN-International.bsky.social
[own views; RT ≠ endorsement]
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UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas & UN Special Rapporteur on the Right: to Food — have issued a powerful statement:
📢 Corporate dominance of global food systems threatens rural livelihoods, deepens inequality, and undermines the right to food...
📢 Corporate dominance of global food systems threatens rural livelihoods, deepens inequality, and undermines the right to food...
UN experts urge binding accountability for agribusiness to safeguard peasants’ rights and global food security
GENEVA — A handful of powerful corporations now control vast portions of global agricultural production, input markets and food supply chains, a concentration of power that undermines the autonomy of ...
www.ohchr.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas & UN Special Rapporteur on the Right: to Food — have issued a powerful statement:
📢 Corporate dominance of global food systems threatens rural livelihoods, deepens inequality, and undermines the right to food...
📢 Corporate dominance of global food systems threatens rural livelihoods, deepens inequality, and undermines the right to food...
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FIAN joins Al-Haq, PCHR, and Al-Mezan in condemning US sanctions and calling for global solidarity to end #genocide in #Gaza and oppression of Palestinians.
www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...
www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...
Al-Haq, PCHR, and Al-Mezan Condemn US Sanctions and Call for Global Solidarity to End the Genocide in Gaza and the Oppression of Palestinians
Gaza/Ramallah, 5 September 2025 — While the ongoing Israeli, US - backed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza is entering its third year, the United States (US), rather than end its complic...
www.alhaq.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
FIAN joins Al-Haq, PCHR, and Al-Mezan in condemning US sanctions and calling for global solidarity to end #genocide in #Gaza and oppression of Palestinians.
www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...
www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...
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U.S government has sanctioned Palestinian human rights groups PCHR @alhaq.bsky.social & Al-Mezan, advocating for Palestinian rights, an end to US-backed genocide & holding culprits responsible for international crimes.
📢 shorturl.at/qmGwt
#LoudAgainstGenocide #EndImpunity #Gaza
📢 shorturl.at/qmGwt
#LoudAgainstGenocide #EndImpunity #Gaza
September 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
U.S government has sanctioned Palestinian human rights groups PCHR @alhaq.bsky.social & Al-Mezan, advocating for Palestinian rights, an end to US-backed genocide & holding culprits responsible for international crimes.
📢 shorturl.at/qmGwt
#LoudAgainstGenocide #EndImpunity #Gaza
📢 shorturl.at/qmGwt
#LoudAgainstGenocide #EndImpunity #Gaza
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"The #TNCLobby is unwilling to face the reality that voluntarism doesn't work and that this process isn't theirs. It belongs to those affected by the violations of the TNCs whose interests the #TNCLobby is representing at the #BindingTreaty negotiations."
- Letícia Paranhos @foeint.bsky.social
- Letícia Paranhos @foeint.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"The #TNCLobby is unwilling to face the reality that voluntarism doesn't work and that this process isn't theirs. It belongs to those affected by the violations of the TNCs whose interests the #TNCLobby is representing at the #BindingTreaty negotiations."
- Letícia Paranhos @foeint.bsky.social
- Letícia Paranhos @foeint.bsky.social
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June 4th, Day 2 of the Intersessional Consultations for the #BindingTreaty to #StopCorporateImpunity:
- The #TreatyAlliance, #FeministsFor the Binding Treaty, and the #GlobalCampaign continued their active participation in the intersessional consultations to #StopCorporateImpunity.
- The #TreatyAlliance, #FeministsFor the Binding Treaty, and the #GlobalCampaign continued their active participation in the intersessional consultations to #StopCorporateImpunity.
June 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
June 4th, Day 2 of the Intersessional Consultations for the #BindingTreaty to #StopCorporateImpunity:
- The #TreatyAlliance, #FeministsFor the Binding Treaty, and the #GlobalCampaign continued their active participation in the intersessional consultations to #StopCorporateImpunity.
- The #TreatyAlliance, #FeministsFor the Binding Treaty, and the #GlobalCampaign continued their active participation in the intersessional consultations to #StopCorporateImpunity.
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‼️Es el Día Mundial de Acción contra Glencore, el mayor comerciante de materias primas del mundo
Echa un vistazo al Glencore Toxic Tour para conocer a los actores que respaldan las violaciones de los #DDHH y el medio ambiente por parte de las empresas #ToxicGlencore👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZA...
Echa un vistazo al Glencore Toxic Tour para conocer a los actores que respaldan las violaciones de los #DDHH y el medio ambiente por parte de las empresas #ToxicGlencore👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZA...
GLENCORE TOXIC TOUR - Toxic financiers in Geneva
YouTube video by Stop Corporate Impunity
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
‼️Es el Día Mundial de Acción contra Glencore, el mayor comerciante de materias primas del mundo
Echa un vistazo al Glencore Toxic Tour para conocer a los actores que respaldan las violaciones de los #DDHH y el medio ambiente por parte de las empresas #ToxicGlencore👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZA...
Echa un vistazo al Glencore Toxic Tour para conocer a los actores que respaldan las violaciones de los #DDHH y el medio ambiente por parte de las empresas #ToxicGlencore👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZA...
Reposted by Stephan Backes
Today on the Global day of action against Glencore we're demanding an end to corporate power
Check out the Glencore Toxic Tour in Geneva to learn about the actors propping up corporate violations against human rights and the environment #ToxicGlencore👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZA...
Check out the Glencore Toxic Tour in Geneva to learn about the actors propping up corporate violations against human rights and the environment #ToxicGlencore👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZA...
GLENCORE TOXIC TOUR - Toxic financiers in Geneva
YouTube video by Stop Corporate Impunity
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Today on the Global day of action against Glencore we're demanding an end to corporate power
Check out the Glencore Toxic Tour in Geneva to learn about the actors propping up corporate violations against human rights and the environment #ToxicGlencore👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZA...
Check out the Glencore Toxic Tour in Geneva to learn about the actors propping up corporate violations against human rights and the environment #ToxicGlencore👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZA...
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🔴As part of the second lawsuit against Total’s Tilenga and EACOP projects filed in June 2023, an initial hearing is taking place today.
It could prove decisive in gaining access to evidence that Total has so far refused to disclose.
www.amisdelaterre.org/communique-p...
It could prove decisive in gaining access to evidence that Total has so far refused to disclose.
www.amisdelaterre.org/communique-p...
Court case against Total’s EACOP project in France: A crucial hearing for access to evidence
As part of the second lawsuit against Total’s Tilenga and EACOP projects filed in June 2023 under the French Duty of Vigilance Law, an initial hearing will finally take place on Thursday, May 15, 2025...
www.amisdelaterre.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🔴As part of the second lawsuit against Total’s Tilenga and EACOP projects filed in June 2023, an initial hearing is taking place today.
It could prove decisive in gaining access to evidence that Total has so far refused to disclose.
www.amisdelaterre.org/communique-p...
It could prove decisive in gaining access to evidence that Total has so far refused to disclose.
www.amisdelaterre.org/communique-p...
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FIAN is supporting this urgent call to confront famine in #Gaza
📢🌍 International community must unite to end #Israel use of starvation as a weapon.
#DiplomaticConvoyNow #FoodSovereignty
shorturl.at/lLefK
📢🌍 International community must unite to end #Israel use of starvation as a weapon.
#DiplomaticConvoyNow #FoodSovereignty
shorturl.at/lLefK
UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW - Law for Palestine
UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW 12th May 2025 Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, issues...
shorturl.at
May 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
FIAN is supporting this urgent call to confront famine in #Gaza
📢🌍 International community must unite to end #Israel use of starvation as a weapon.
#DiplomaticConvoyNow #FoodSovereignty
shorturl.at/lLefK
📢🌍 International community must unite to end #Israel use of starvation as a weapon.
#DiplomaticConvoyNow #FoodSovereignty
shorturl.at/lLefK
information.tv5monde.com/afrique/au-s...
Article important!!!
Une enquête de @fian-international.bsky.social
(👉 tinyurl.com/39hhevtr) a conclu à la violation de plusieurs droits humains des communautés affectées dans le cadre des activités minières d'Eramet Grande Côte.
Article important!!!
Une enquête de @fian-international.bsky.social
(👉 tinyurl.com/39hhevtr) a conclu à la violation de plusieurs droits humains des communautés affectées dans le cadre des activités minières d'Eramet Grande Côte.
Au Sénégal, les machines géantes d'un groupe minier français avalent terres et désert
Afrique
information.tv5monde.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
information.tv5monde.com/afrique/au-s...
Article important!!!
Une enquête de @fian-international.bsky.social
(👉 tinyurl.com/39hhevtr) a conclu à la violation de plusieurs droits humains des communautés affectées dans le cadre des activités minières d'Eramet Grande Côte.
Article important!!!
Une enquête de @fian-international.bsky.social
(👉 tinyurl.com/39hhevtr) a conclu à la violation de plusieurs droits humains des communautés affectées dans le cadre des activités minières d'Eramet Grande Côte.
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📢 FIAN International’s annual report is out!
📄Read about weaponization of food, fisher people’s rights, carbon markets, womens' key role in food production & care, agroecology & more.
Read here: shorturl.at/2ed2P
#FoodSovereignty #Agroecology
📄Read about weaponization of food, fisher people’s rights, carbon markets, womens' key role in food production & care, agroecology & more.
Read here: shorturl.at/2ed2P
#FoodSovereignty #Agroecology
FIAN International annual report looks back on 2024
Fighting the weaponization of food, supporting fisher peoples, highlighting dangers of digitalized and financialized carbon markets and working for a just transition to agroecology.
shorturl.at
March 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📢 FIAN International’s annual report is out!
📄Read about weaponization of food, fisher people’s rights, carbon markets, womens' key role in food production & care, agroecology & more.
Read here: shorturl.at/2ed2P
#FoodSovereignty #Agroecology
📄Read about weaponization of food, fisher people’s rights, carbon markets, womens' key role in food production & care, agroecology & more.
Read here: shorturl.at/2ed2P
#FoodSovereignty #Agroecology
Pour @lemonde.fr, ce sont des « otages » côté 🇮🇱 et que des « prisonniers » côté 🇵🇸. Pouvez-vous également mentionner prénoms, noms de famille et âge des 183 otages palestiniens libérés? Elles et ils en ont!
#déshumanisation
#déshumanisation
February 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Pour @lemonde.fr, ce sont des « otages » côté 🇮🇱 et que des « prisonniers » côté 🇵🇸. Pouvez-vous également mentionner prénoms, noms de famille et âge des 183 otages palestiniens libérés? Elles et ils en ont!
#déshumanisation
#déshumanisation
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At an event organised by @diem25.bsky.social, TNI's Bríd Brennan sums up two important outcomes of the formation meeting of The Hague Group - a group of nine governments that will coordinate legal, economic, and diplomatic measures in response to Israel’s ongoing violations of international law.
February 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
At an event organised by @diem25.bsky.social, TNI's Bríd Brennan sums up two important outcomes of the formation meeting of The Hague Group - a group of nine governments that will coordinate legal, economic, and diplomatic measures in response to Israel’s ongoing violations of international law.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNHx...
Starting now.
Starting now.
LIVE FROM THE HAGUE: States Coordinate Measures Against Israel’s Violations of International Law
YouTube video by Progressive International
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNHx...
Starting now.
Starting now.
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New FIAN briefing paper examines intl community failure to respond to starvation, hunger & famine.
Explores ways to strengthen timely & effective assistance to communities impacted by long term human rights abuses – including deliberate starvation & famine. shorturl.at/toWvz
Explores ways to strengthen timely & effective assistance to communities impacted by long term human rights abuses – including deliberate starvation & famine. shorturl.at/toWvz
January 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New FIAN briefing paper examines intl community failure to respond to starvation, hunger & famine.
Explores ways to strengthen timely & effective assistance to communities impacted by long term human rights abuses – including deliberate starvation & famine. shorturl.at/toWvz
Explores ways to strengthen timely & effective assistance to communities impacted by long term human rights abuses – including deliberate starvation & famine. shorturl.at/toWvz
"Sowers of Life and Resistance: Building collective feminist leadership for food sovereignty"
This booklet captures the transformative journey of women and young women defenders of food sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean.
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
fian.org/en/press-rel...
This booklet captures the transformative journey of women and young women defenders of food sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean.
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
fian.org/en/press-rel...
Sowers of Life and Resistance: Building collective feminist leadership for food sovereignty
The Sowers of Life and Resistance booklet published today captures the transformative journey of women and young women defenders of food sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean. As participants...
fian.org
January 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Sowers of Life and Resistance: Building collective feminist leadership for food sovereignty"
This booklet captures the transformative journey of women and young women defenders of food sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean.
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
fian.org/en/press-rel...
This booklet captures the transformative journey of women and young women defenders of food sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean.
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
fian.org/en/press-rel...
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🎙️ Don’t miss this great interview with SOMO researcher @lydiadeleeuw.bsky.social, where she breaks down our new report, Powering Injustice. Learn about the implications for states & corporations supplying energy to Israel.
Hosted by @frankbarat.bsky.social.
Watch it here⤵️
youtu.be/e57_x0lx2Kc?...
Hosted by @frankbarat.bsky.social.
Watch it here⤵️
youtu.be/e57_x0lx2Kc?...
POWERING INJUSTICE : How energy supply chains fuels Israel's GENOCIDE.
YouTube video by Frank Barat
youtu.be
December 18, 2024 at 7:27 AM
🎙️ Don’t miss this great interview with SOMO researcher @lydiadeleeuw.bsky.social, where she breaks down our new report, Powering Injustice. Learn about the implications for states & corporations supplying energy to Israel.
Hosted by @frankbarat.bsky.social.
Watch it here⤵️
youtu.be/e57_x0lx2Kc?...
Hosted by @frankbarat.bsky.social.
Watch it here⤵️
youtu.be/e57_x0lx2Kc?...
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⚡️EVENT Building Global Solidarity Chains: From Popular Resistance to Normative Regulation
Yesterday we held an event alongside local movements in Geneva to hear from the affected communities leading the struggle to stop corporate impunity and dismantle corporate power.
Yesterday we held an event alongside local movements in Geneva to hear from the affected communities leading the struggle to stop corporate impunity and dismantle corporate power.
December 18, 2024 at 11:53 AM
⚡️EVENT Building Global Solidarity Chains: From Popular Resistance to Normative Regulation
Yesterday we held an event alongside local movements in Geneva to hear from the affected communities leading the struggle to stop corporate impunity and dismantle corporate power.
Yesterday we held an event alongside local movements in Geneva to hear from the affected communities leading the struggle to stop corporate impunity and dismantle corporate power.