# Press Release - Indigenous and human rights defenders visiting the EU call for stronger rights protections in agro-commodity business and policies for deforestation-free trade and investment - Forest Peoples Programme

> A delegation of 14 indigenous leaders and human rights defenders issued a statement to the EU after a three-day forum in Amsterdam. They called for stronger rights protections and deforestation-free trade covering commodities including palm oil, beef, animal feed, and soy-based products.

- Date: 2018-02-15 · published 2018-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66517-press-release-indigenous-and-human-rights-defenders-visiting-the-eu-call-for
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Calls for deforestation-free trade rules add regulatory pressure on palm oil and feed ingredients, but no binding measure is imminent.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-16 | [EU Approves Law for ‘Deforestation-Free’ Trade \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35971-eu-approves-law-for-deforestation-free-trade-human-rights-watch.md) | -1.7% | -7.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-04-19 | [EU: Major Step For ‘Deforestation-Free’ Trade \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36441-eu-major-step-for-deforestation-free-trade-human-rights-watch.md) | -1.0% | -8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-13 | [Brussels adopts implementation measures for EU's Deforestation Regulation - EUbusiness.com \| EU news, business and politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18358-brussels-adopts-implementation-measures-for-eu-s-deforestation-regulation.md) | +0.5% | +3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-10-03 | [Brazilian Environmental Policies and the New European Union Regulation for Deforestation-Free Products: Opportunities and Challenges - CPI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33662-brazilian-environmental-policies-and-the-new-european-union-regulation-for.md) | -2.7% | -1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-14 | [Protecting forests, natural ecosystems and human rights: a case for EU action - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56583-protecting-forests-natural-ecosystems-and-human-rights-a-case-for-eu-action-fern.md) | +2.2% | +18.7% |

## Sources

- forestpeoples.org: https://www.forestpeoples.org/publications-resources/press-releases/article/press-release-indigenous-and-human-rights-defenders-visiting-the-eu-call-for-stronger-rights-protections-in-agro-commodity-business-and-policies-for-deforestation-free-trade-and-investment/

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