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<b>India: CSO Statement to the 32nd FAO Asia Pacific Regional Conference</b><br>
From: "Sarojeni" <<a href="mailto:sarojeni.rengam@panap.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">sarojeni.rengam@panap.net</span></a>><br>
<br>
10-15 March 2014-03-13<br>
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia<br>
<br>
Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,<br>
<br>
I am P.P Sivapragasam, a member of the Coalition of Agricultural Workers
International (CAWI) and representing the Civil Society Organizations. First of
all, I would like to table here our deepest sadness that one of our CSO
colleague and an international activist Ms Chandrika Sharma from India was on
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 that is still missing until today. She was to
attend this conference. The whole CSO community offers our prayers for her
safety.<br>
<img alt="Inline images 1" src="cid:ii_144bfc550f2a0abd" height="420" width="279"><br>
<br>
We, 38 representatives of small farmers, landless, rural women, fishers,
agricultural workers, forest dwellers, pastoralists and herders, indigenous
peoples, urban poor, consumers, youth and NGOs coming from ten (10) countries
met from March 8 to 9, 2014 in conjunction to the 32nd FAO Asia Pacific
Regional Conference in Mongolia. We are confronted with intensifying economic,
social and environmental crises in this region. Neoliberal policies of trade
liberalisation, privatisation and deregulation facilitated by international
trade and financial institutions have benefited transnational corporations and
the elites of our countries. It has reduced the capacities of countries and
peoples to ensure self-sufficient food production and right to food for
everyone. It has worsened hunger, poverty, malnutrition, and contributed to the
displacement, landlessness, loss of livelihood and income, and curtailment of
rights of small food producers [1] and consumers.<br>
<br>
Small farmers are victims of landlessness, displacement due to land grabbing,
expansion of larger plantations and so-called development projects such as mining
and dams, crop and land use conversion, high cost of inputs, and
non-implementation of genuine land reform. As agricultural workers, we are
faced with low wages, job insecurity including contractualisation,
flexibilisation, and poor and hazardous working condition and lack of social
security and benefits. As indigenous peoples, our rights to own, control and
manage ancestral territories critical to our livelihood and survival are still
not been recognised. There is also lack of respect and recognition of customary
practices, laws, roles and contribution in sustainable agriculture and
biodiversity managements systems. Many fishers and fish workers including women
are being marginalised due to the expanding corporate and commercial fisheries
and intensified aquaculture. Their tenure rights to land and access to
fisheries resources in the coastal and waterfront area have been ignored. The
health of aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity is not protected and there is
also a lack of support for processing and marketing for fishers...<br>
<br>
The rights of pastoralists are not recognised, exacerbated by the lack of
political, economic, and socio-cultural mechanisms and processes to protect
those rights. Pasture and common land is being taken away from them in the name
of so-called ‘development’. Because of depressed wages and unemployment, the
urban poor suffer from lack of accessible, safe, nutritious and affordable
food, without access to basic social services, apart from squalid conditions in
slums and informal settlements that affect their health and wellbeing.<br>
<br>
Due to lack of jobs and livelihood and displacement from their lands, a
significant number of rural and urban population, most especially the youth,
are forced to migrate in cities and abroad contributing to the decline on the
youth involvement in agricultural production. Rural women, particularly, remain
invisible, undervalued and unrecognised despite their being seed savers, land
tillers, community leaders and family managers. In addition, gender inequalities
continue to exist in terms of access and control over resources, training,
agricultural inputs, among others. We recognise FAO’s efforts in promoting
family farms in the midst of hunger, the need for sustainable production and
recognition of rights of women. Violence against women and their discrimination
in families and communities has to end. Family farming should not be seen as
promoting landlordism, but should be done to serve the community and undertaken
in a collective manner.<br>
<br>
Our Recommendations:<br>
<br>
Food sovereignty is the key to food security and eradication of hunger and
poverty. It recognises and upholds the rights of peoples to decide their own
food and agricultural policies and the right to develop ecologically, socially,
economically and culturally appropriate food systems.<br>
<br>
We, the CSO community, calls our Governments to:<br>
<br>
1. Implement genuine agrarian, aquatic, forestry and pastureland reform that
incorporates the right to resources including water, seeds, and the protection
of ancestral domains and territories for the small food producers. We also call
for women’s equal rights to resources.<br>
<br>
2. Enact and implement laws and regulations that incorporate the principle of
Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) and its monitoring system.<br>
<br>
3. Promote and support agro-ecological, integrated, diversified farming,
fisheries and livestock that protect traditional rights of peoples, local and
indigenous knowledge and wisdom, rights to genetic resources, ecosystem-based
resource management; and the conservation of local climate-tolerant varieties.
These would also provide the basis of communities’ resilience on climate
change.<br>
<br>
4. Provide adequate public financing and financial services; facilitiate
farmer-led agricultural research and provide extension services, appropriate
technologies, trainings; develop local markets, infrastructure and create jobs
-- all targeted to benefit small food producers, particularly rural women,
urban poor and youth.<br>
<br>
5. Stop the promotion of corporate technologies such as genetically engineered
seeds, highly hazardous pesticides, and agrofuel plantations that feed
corporate profits. These devastate the livelihoods of small food producers,
increase the risks to human health and environment and undermine peoples’ right
to safe and nutritious food.<br>
<br>
6. Enact laws and mechanisms that provide affordable and stable prices for
staple and basic food products for the poor.<br>
<br>
7. H elp build capacities of small food producers to organise themselves into
farmer’s organisations or cooperatives to have economies of scale and better
bargaining power.<br>
<br>
We call FAO to:<br>
<br>
1 Ensure meaningful participation of social movements and CSOs in the
formulation, implementation and monitoring of policies and guidelines such as
the VG on land tenure system and small-scale fisheries. Strengthen the
engagement of CSOs with national FAO offices in national policy formulation,
strategic programmes and monitor its progress.<br>
<br>
2 Continue dialogue on the concept of family farming considering different
context and situation of small food producers; establish national committees
that are farmer-led; and to take action to initiate policies and programmes
that serve the small food producers and their communities.<br>
<br>
3 Ensure that the RAI principles include the central role of small food
producers in food production and as primary investors in agriculture. The RAI
principles should protect the rights of small food producers’ against massive
land and resource grabbing. It should be based on human rights, on the FPIC
principles, peoples’ right to development, and labour and migrants rights.<br>
<br>
4 In the rice key strategic options, we call for the halt of dependence on
external inputs such as genetically engineered crops, hybrid rice and
biofortification and instead focus on farmer-led appropriate technologies to
address safe, nutritious and balanced diet.<br>
<br>
5 Recognise that forest dwellers are food producers and protectors of the
forest and natural resources and support their initiatives on climate change
mitigation. Projects for forest restoration and reforestation should be done in
respect of forest dwellers and their future generations.<br>
<br>
6 Ensure participation of small-scale fishers in monitoring and evaluating the
impact of intensified aquaculture and ensure that the program does not reduce
the availability of resources to small fishing communities.<br>
<br>
Our Commitment:<br>
<br>
We, the civil society participants, are committed to working together with FAO,
our governments and other international institutions that are accountable in
meeting the needs of small food producers and their aspirations for food
sovereignty. We affirm our right to self organise and autonomy.<br>
<br>
We appreciate this opportunity given to CSO’s to make our voices heard, make
critical positions and recommendations on food security and agricultural
development.<br>
<br>
However, concerns remain about our meaningful participation. Meaningful
participation must mean that our recommendations are considered and included in
the APRC reports.<br>
<br>
We will resist any positions, policies and programmes that undermine the rights
of small food producers. We will strengthen our movements of small food
producers to advance food sovereignty and gender justice.<br>
<br>
Thank you Chair for giving us this opportunity.<br>
<br>
Civil Society Organisations:<br>
Adra Mongolia<br>
All Nepal Women’s Association (ANWA)<br>
Asia Indigenous People’s Pact (AIPP)<br>
Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)<br>
Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (
AsiaDHRRA)<br>
Asian Peasant Coalition (APC)<br>
Asian Rural Women’s Coalition (ARWC)<br>
Association of Agricultural Cooperative in Dornogobi province (NAMAC)<br>
Association of Agricultural Cooperatives of Darkhan-Uul province<br>
Association of Agricultural Cooperatives of Orkhon province<br>
“Buyan-Undral” Agricultural Cooperative of Darvi soum, Gobi-Altai province<br>
Central Union of Consumer Cooperatives<br>
Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI)<br>
Consumers Korea (CK)<br>
Environment and Development Association “JASIL”<br>
Global Communities<br>
International Collective in Support of Fish Workers<br>
KADAMAY<br>
La Via Campesina<br>
\MARAG<br>
Mongolian Crop Farmers Association<br>
Mongolian National Association of Sea buckthorn Producers and Growers<br>
Mongolian National Cooperative Alliance<br>
National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives (NAMAC)<br>
National Fisheries Solidarity<br>
People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS)<br>
Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP)<br>
Rural Investment Support Center<br>
Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF)<br>
<br>
[1] Small food producers include small farmers, landless, rural women, fishers,
agricultural workers, forest dwellers, indigenous peoples, pastoralists and
herders.<br>
<br>
<b>India: India to join jet search</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Snippets&NewsID=408508" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Snippets&NewsID=408508</span></a><br>
<br>
Coastguards from India’s remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands joined the airborne
search on Wednesday for a missing Malaysian airliner, a senior official told
Reuters. A Dornier aircraft belonging to the coastguard set off at 2.30 p.m.
local time to search the eastern side of the Andaman islands, on orders from
New Delhi, said VSR Murthy, the inspector general of the coastguard service on the
islands...<br>
<br>
<b>India: No information shared on missing Malaysian plane: Passenger's
relative</b><br>
<a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-information-shared-on-missing-malaysian-plane-passengers-relative/457425-62-128.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-information-shared-on-missing-malaysian-plane-passengers-relative/457425-62-128.html</span></a><br>
<br>
Even after five days of massive search operation for missing Malaysian Airlines
flight MH 370, no headway has been made so far. India has on Wednesday joined
in the search efforts and the area of the operations has been expanded with a
focus on the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait. There were five Indians
also on the flight. Relative of one of the passengers Chandrika Sharma said all
the information was not shared with them...<br>
<br>
<i>Video links of Interview given by K. S. Narendran and Meghna on 12 March
2014 on lack of information about missing persons on board Malaysian airlines
including Chandrika Sharma</i></font></span></p>
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Kruti Samiti’s prayer for Chandrika's family<br>
Source: SMS message from Rambhau Patil<br>
<br>
The state convention of Maharashtra Machhimar Kruti Samiti held on 12 March
2014 at Phalgar. About 250 fishers were present who prayed for return of our
beloved leader Mrs. Chandrika Sharma<br>
<br>
Malaysia Airlines: Chandrika Sharma's family says India's efforts<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtdSKJs-GjY" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtdSKJs-GjY</span></a><br>
No information shared on missing Malaysian plane: Passenger's<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI_UnRnPizQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI_UnRnPizQ</span></a><br>
Missing Malaysian Airlines - Family members of the chennai victim suspects
Malaysia angry on India<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iGOy4FXr3k&feature=youtube_gdata&autoplay=1" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iGOy4FXr3k&feature=youtube_gdata&autoplay=1</span></a><br>
Missing Malaysian Airlines - Family members of the chennai victim suspects
Malaysia angry on India<br>
<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26544710" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26544710</span></a><br>
Missing Malaysian Airlines - Family members of the chennai victim suspects
Malaysia angry on India<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iGOy4FXr3k" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iGOy4FXr3k</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p>
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<b>Uttar Pradesh: Wild ghariyals threatened by illegal sand mining</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Wild-ghariyals-threatened-by-illegal-sand-mining/articleshow/31751944.cms" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Wild-ghariyals-threatened-by-illegal-sand-mining/articleshow/31751944.cms</span></a><br>
<br>
Illegal sand mining is posing the biggest threat to the last of the wild and
breeding ghariyals left. Found in maximum strength in National Chambal
Sanctuary running across three states- UP, MP and Rajasthan, ghariyals are
losing out to human interference...<br>
<b><br>
West Bengal: Pirates attack fishermen in Sunderbans</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Pirates-attack-fishermen-in-Sunderbans/articleshow/31814790.cms" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Pirates-attack-fishermen-in-Sunderbans/articleshow/31814790.cms</span></a><br>
<br>
A group of pirates from Bangladesh attacked seven fishermen in the Indian
Sunderbans on Saturday, stole all their belongings and fled. The fishermen, who
went to the sea ten days back, are all residents of Raidighi's Nagendrapur.
They are now being brought back by the police...<br>
<b><br>
Odisha: Dhamra Port observes national safety week</b><br>
<a href="http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=48479" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=48479</span></a><br>
<br>
On the occasion of 43rd National Safety Week observance Dhamra Port on Monday
organized a safety workshop for fishing trawler crew and ice factory workers of
its periphery areas. Nearly 70 fishing trawler crew, trawler owners and ice
factory workers attended the workshop. CEO of DPCL Mr. Santosh Kumar
Mohapatra inaugurated the workshop and addressed the participants...<br>
<br>
<b>Andhra Pradesh: Vision document prepared for coastal districts</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/vision-document-prepared-for-coastal-districts/article5775849.ece" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/vision-document-prepared-for-coastal-districts/article5775849.ece</span></a><br>
<br>
Some districts should be declared duty-free zone : CII chief. There was a need
to develop more urban centres in residual Andhra Pradesh with an investment
friendly atmosphere and lean bureaucracy, said the Confederation of Indian
Industries (CII) new chairman Commander V.V.M. Krishna. Talking to The Hindu
Cmdr...<br>
<br>
<b>Tamil Nadu: Next round of fishermen talks in doubt</b><br>
<a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Next-Round-of-Fishermen-Talks-in-Doubt/2014/03/12/article2104015.ece#.Ux_4wYW4NKE" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Next-Round-of-Fishermen-Talks-in-Doubt/2014/03/12/article2104015.ece#.Ux_4wYW4NKE</span></a><br>
<br>
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday categorically conveyed to the Central
government that the next round of fishermen level talks between representatives
of fishermen of Tamil Nadu and Lanka would take place on March 13 only if the
177 fishermen and their 44 boats now in Lankan custody are released...<br>
<br>
<b>Kerala: Fuel-efficient propellers for fishing vessels</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/fuelefficient-propellers-for-fishing-vessels/article5767021.ece" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/fuelefficient-propellers-for-fishing-vessels/article5767021.ece</span></a><br>
<br>
The Kochi-based Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) and the
National Agricultural Innovation Project have jointly developed “the first
scientifically designed propellers” for fishing vessels. These propellers can
substantially reduce fuel consumption in the fishing sector. The fishing
industry is estimated to use up 200 crore litres of diesel a year...<br>
<b><br>
Karnataka: College of Fisheries may be converted into national institute</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/College-of-Fisheries-may-be-converted-into-national-institute/articleshow/31684041.cms" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/College-of-Fisheries-may-be-converted-into-national-institute/articleshow/31684041.cms</span></a><br>
<br>
Indian Centre for Agricultural Research (ICAR) may consider converting College
of Fisheries, Mangalore, the four-decade-old college, into a national
institute. ICAR director general S Ayyappan said that the demand to convert the
College of Fisheries, the first fisheries college in the nation, into a
national institute will be considered...<br>
<b><br>
Goa: Why is the fish disappearing from Goa’s plate? by Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Mar 12, 2014</b><br>
<a href="http://www.firstpost.com/india/why-is-the-fish-disappearing-from-goas-plate-1431139.html?utm_source=hp-footer" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.firstpost.com/india/why-is-the-fish-disappearing-from-goas-plate-1431139.html?utm_source=hp-footer</span></a><br>
<br>
India's beach and boho tourism mecca, Goa, may well have to drop one key
four-letter USP. Fish. Pollution, global warming, overkill both for export and
to feed the burgeoning tourism industry is threatening to trigger a fish famine
off the Western Indian state's coast and rivers...<br>
<br>
<b>Maharashtra: Bombay HC asks Maharashtra to have permanent mechanism to
monitor wetlands </b><br>
<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/bombay-hc-asks-maha-to-have-permanent-mechanism-to-monitor-wetlands_917346.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/bombay-hc-asks-maha-to-have-permanent-mechanism-to-monitor-wetlands_917346.html</span></a><br>
<br>
The Bombay High Court today suggested that the Maharashtra Government should
constitute a permanent mechanism to monitor wetlands in the state so that
encroachments do not take place in such areas. The suggestion was made by
a bench headed by Justice V M Kanade on a PIL filed by Vanashakti, an NGO,
which alleged destruction of wetlands in suburban Malwani, Dahisar, Vasai, Esselworld,
Oshiwara, Kanakia Nagar in Mira Road, Kasheli in Thane and Palm Beach Road area
in Navi Mumbai...<br>
<br>
<b>India: Aquaponics providing double guarantee for a farmer — income through
fish and vegetables</b><br>
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/31911769.cms" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/31911769.cms</span></a><br>
<br>
When Vijayakumar Narayanan returned to his native Nanniyode village in Palakkad
district in Kerala two years ago after spending 20 years in various jobs in
India and the Gulf, he wasn't too sure about what to do. That's when a big tree
in his backyard toppled over, leaving a large hole in the ground. He wondered
how the pit could be put to use, searching the Internet and reading up material
for months...<br>
<br>
<b>India: NFF press release, A Humble request to our beloved Political Leaders<br>
</b>Source: M. Ilango, Chairperson, NFF.<br>
<br>
Allegations have been made upon both Indian and Sri Lan.kan fishermen that they
are intruding in other country's sea water while fishing and subsequently they
are arrested by the Governments and their fishing vessels have been seized and
impounded. To solve this issue, arrangements have been made by both Indian and
Sri Lankan governments for bi-Lateral talks between fishermen delegated of both
countries which held on 27-01-2014 at Chennai, capital city of Tamil Nadu
state. Temporary & interim settlement had been reached in this talk. In
continuation of the first round of talks, there was a proposal to convene the
second round of talks on 13-03-2014, but in the mean time several fishermen
were arrested due to intruding in other country's sea water and presently the
second round of talks may be convened only after the releasing of all the
fishermen at captive and their vessels.<br>
<br>
Considering the way of interaction that were followed by leaders of fishermen
communities of both the countries give hope to us to construe that a permanent
settlement would be reached in the second round of talks. In this contexture,
we afraid that the views and opinions of political leaders may hinder and harm
the smooth proceedings to be reach settlements. In order to pay more attention
towards the long pending demands of fishermen, in the past months we had
requested political leaders to include those demands in the election manifesto
of their parties. At the same time as the issues of fishermen have connection
between two countries, we humbly request our beloved political leaders of both
regional and national parties not to put or deliver any sort of opinions,
suggestions, and debates in their dais prior to the ensuing election for Lok
Sabha. We earnestly expect your kind and valuable cooperation in this regard.<br>
<br>
M. Ilango, <br>
Chairperson, <br>
NFF<b><br>
<br>
Myanmar: Bangladesh allows shrimp import from Myanmar </b><br>
<a href="http://www.dhakatribune.com/commerce/2014/mar/14/bangladesh-allows-shrimp-import-myanmar" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.dhakatribune.com/commerce/2014/mar/14/bangladesh-allows-shrimp-import-myanmar</span></a><br>
<br>
It is a self-distractive decision by the government'. Bangladesh has allowed
shrimp import from Myanmar to process here and then re-export to other
countries. The import has been allowed only through Teknaf Customs Station,
according to a circular Controller of Imports and Exports issued on March 9...<br>
<br>
<b>Bangladesh: 'Black poison' in Cox's Bazar sea waters</b><br>
<a href="http://www.dhakatribune.com/environment/2014/mar/10/black-poison-sea-waters" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.dhakatribune.com/environment/2014/mar/10/black-poison-sea-waters</span></a><br>
<br>
Officials have found alarming levels of toxin in the waters of Cox's Bazar. The
waters of Cox's Bazar are being subjected to toxic waste, that is posing
serious environmental hazards for tourism and marine biodiversity. The
Department of Environment has recently found alarming levels of chemical toxins
in the blue waters of Bankkhali river and the coastal areas in their study...<br>
<b><br>
Bangladesh: Hilsa management high on agenda at JWG meeting</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/12/23122" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/12/23122</span></a><br>
<br>
Bangladesh and India will discuss some specific issues over the management of
hilsa and other transboundary species at the first meeting of the Joint Working
Group (JWG) on fisheries cooperation. The meeting is set to begin in Dhaka
today (Wednesday)...<br>
<b><br>
Pakistan: Fish exporters not too keen</b><br>
<a href="http://www.dawn.com/news/1091865/fish-exporters-not-too-keen" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.dawn.com/news/1091865/fish-exporters-not-too-keen</span></a><br>
<br>
Stakeholders have ruled out a big jump in fish export earnings under the GSP+
scheme due to the low number of exporters and a small difference in the prices
of EU and those of the other countries. EU had allowed only two fish exporting
units last year from Pakistan. “We only expect substantial exports in case the
number of exporters rises to seven from the current two,” Pakistan Fisheries
Exporters Association (PFEA) Chairman Faisal Iftikhar said...<br>
<br>
<b>Sri Lanka: Sri-Lankan fishermen to move Rights Council </b><br>
<a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Sri-Lankan-Fishermen-to-Move-Rights-Council/2014/03/10/article2100515.ece#.UyFNf85QrU0" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Sri-Lankan-Fishermen-to-Move-Rights-Council/2014/03/10/article2100515.ece#.UyFNf85QrU0</span></a><br>
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Leaders of North Sri Lankan fishermen are likely to approach the Human Rights
Council of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) and the courts in a stepped-up effort to stop
Indian fishermen from poaching in Lankan waters. This was the outcome of a
meeting of fishermen’s organisations held here on March 7, said NM Alam of the
Mannar-based Union of Fishermen’s Co-operatives...<br>
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