A/HRC/13/32 Article XI Right to preserve the environment 1. Peasants (women and men) have the right to a clean and healthy environment. 2. Peasants (women and men) have the right to preserve the environment according to their knowledge. 3. Peasants (women and men) have the right to reject all forms of exploitation which cause environmental damage. 4. Peasants (women and men) have the right to sue and claim compensation for environmental damage. 5. Peasants (women and men) have the right to reparation for ecological debt and the historic and current dispossession of their territories. Article XII Freedoms of association, opinion and expression 1. Peasants (women and men) have the right to freedom of association with others, and to express their opinion, in accordance with traditions and culture, including through claims, petitions, and mobilizations, at the local, regional, national and international levels. 2. Peasants (women and men) have the right to form and join independent peasants’ organizations, trade unions, cooperatives, or any other organizations or associations, for the protection of their interests. 3. Peasants (women and men), individually or collectively, have the right to expression in their local customs, languages, local culture, religions, cultural literature and local art. 4. Peasants (women and men) have the right not to be criminalized for their claims and struggles. 5. Peasants (women and men) have to right to resist oppression and to resort to peaceful direct action in order to protect their rights Article XIII Right to have access to justice 1. Peasants (women and men) have the right to effective remedies in case of violations of their rights. They have the right to a fair justice system, to have effective and nondiscriminatory access to courts and to have legal aid. 2. Peasants (women and men) have the right not to be criminalized for their claims and struggles. 3. Peasants (women and men) have the right to be informed and to legal assistance. To have a proper Convention, there is a need to include chapters/parts on “state obligation” and “monitoring mechanism or mechanisms related to measures”, and other provisions similar to other international conventions. 32