Marie Dorigny, a photographer, has travelled widely in India, to the places governed by Ekta Parishad, partner of Frères des Hommes. She has brought together her photographs for an exhibition entitled So far from Ghandi. So far from Ghandi In 1917, on his return from South Africa, Gandhi organized the peasants of Bihar in their fight against British landowners. This was his first combat in favour of the disinherited of his native land. Today, in this rural northeastern state, one of the (...) Next ...

On April 17, 2008, for the International Day of Peasants’ Struggle, Frères des Hommes asked you to support Indian marchers by signing a letter to the marchers. A lot of you have already shown your support and you can still do so! First results: We have collected almost 250 signatures, Over a hundred messages of solidarity have been sent to the marchers, The letters came from 46 ‘départements’, 18 French regions have been involved, The Basse-Normandie, Bretagne, Centre, Ile-de-France, (...) Next ...

October 18 and 19 2008, militants belonging to Ekta Parishad organised a public assembly at Gwalior. Objective: to assess the results obtained and pass in review the actions undertaken after Janadesh. For many years now Ekta Parishad has been battling for the rights of the poorest. Janadesh was a significant mobilisation organised in October 2007 with as a result important actions permitting several advancements: Concretely at the National Level: Creation of the National Council for (...) Next ...

Janadesh, from Gwalior to Delhi, 350km for access to land ownership • A non-violent March led by 25 000 landless • Frères des Hommes active in a chain of solidarity • Government promises obtained • Some initial reforms established • A message from Rajagopal P.V • Ana Cha of a Brasilian movement of the landless describes his participation « Pép la about » : the people have had enough! As chants a popular Haitian song, the cost of basic food staples is going up in flame and the neediest populations (...) Next ...