"FOR A SERIOUS DIALOGUE BETWEEN LEADERS AND THE POPULATION AT ALL LEVELS" IN MADAGASCAR

Some fifty Malagasy civil society organizations, including the Collectif Tany, a member of the FLT Steering Committee, have issued a press release highlighting two points.

While "access to land for peasant producers should be facilitated and increased" with the aim of working for the sovereignty and living conditions of the population, the General State Policy (PGE) published on January 17, 2024 seems to show an intention to allocate land on a large scale to investors in various sectors. The signatory organizations are calling for clarification of their intentions through this law, and to listen more closely to civil society through the organization of a workshop.

Far from being against development or against the State's leaders, the signatory organizations recall that they wish to be part of and contribute to the country's democratic space, and that 3 years ago they submitted a bill to the National Assembly on the protection of the rights of human rights defenders, which for the time being has not been put on the chamber's agenda.

Read the full press release in French and Malagasy: