Activists and farmers’ groups opposed to genetically modified corn say they have won a court ruling that temporarily halts efforts by Monsanto and other multinational companies to introduce the seeds on a commercial scale in Mexico. The ruling comes early in the proceedings of a lawsuit filed in June by 53 individuals and 20 organizations asking the courts to ban transgenic corn in Mexico. Their collective action argues that transgenic corn presents a threat to human rights, specifically the right to biodiversity. The federal judge hearing the case ruled that Mexico’s environmental and agriculture ministries must suspend any activity related to analyzing or granting new permits for transgenic corn while the lawsuit is in the courts. “Under the law ruling collective actions, in any case... [Log in to read more]