Purpose To inform the Human Rights Council report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, focusing on the nature, degree, and cause of violence present in food systems.
Key questions and types of input/comments sought
- Please describe the nature and degree of violence prevalent in different parts of a food system in your country or community-based.
- Please also provide examples of laws, policies, or campaigns that have successfully prevented or reduced violence in a food system, hold perpetrators accountable, or provide reparation.
- Please indicate and describe what population groups and peoples are targets of this violence.
- How have authorities and people created spaces of sanctuary or protection from violence within food systems?
For more information: https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2022/call-input-violence-and-right-food
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Carol Hernández
Carol Hernandez holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Portland State University, U.S., and is a professor/researcher at the University Program of Bioethics, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her areas of interest focus on agriculture and climate change, seed sovereignty, and indigenous social movements.