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[05/12/2012] Is right to land for shelter a human right? - open until December 21st
One of the unique aspects of the National Land Reform Agenda currently being pursued by the Central Government of India (viz Ministries of Rural Development and Tribal Affairs) is the right to land...
[25/06/2012] How can pro-poor sustainable land tenure be secured? A discussion on communal vs. individual land rights.
This discussion will be running in three separate languages. Feel free to comment in Français or Español depending on preference. Dear all, I would like to invite...
Events
[04/04/2013] URGENT CALL / APPEL URGENT / DRINGENDER RUF / ACCION URGENTE
ENGLISH (SEE FRENCH, GERMAN AND SPANISH CALLS BELOW) Dear friends, On October 11th 2012, the Indian people’s movement Jan Satyagraha (Sanskrit meaning “peaceful soul force...
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[26/03/2013] “We who live here own the land” - Customary Land Tenure in Grand Cape Mount, and Community Recommendations for Reform of Liberia’s Land Policy & Law
Communities of Grand Cape Mount, Liberia March 25th, 2013 Land reforms in Liberia must learn from and protect communities’ customary land and resource rights, urge Grand Cape Mount...
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[15/02/2013] Yongjun Zhao's Book launch: China's Disappearing Countryside: Towards Sustainable Land Governance for the Poor
This book examines the linkages between land tenure, development and governance in the context of China’s development transformation. Drawing on empirical studies, it advocates the exploration of...
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[31/01/2013] Canada has nothing to gain, much to lose by ignoring land rights of indigenous peoples
“Community hearings into the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline wrap up this week in Vancouver. As an international human rights organization with strong roots in communities across Canada,...
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[23/01/2013] Whose Land? Whose Forest? Whose Water?
Ekta Parishad along with support organisations launched a decisive movement called Jan Satyagrah whose focus was to bring together people’s voices for a ‘National Land Reforms Act & Policy’ as a...
Events
[22/01/2013] National consultation for Dalits Land Rights in India
Venue - Speaker Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi. The consultation is being organized by National Federation of Dalit Land Rights Movement and supported by various Social Activists,...
News
[16/01/2013] Call for new land rights in Scottland
In evidence submitted to the Land Reform Review Group established by the Scottish Government to push forward land reforms, Community Land Scotland has called for new land rights for ...
Documents
[15/01/2013] 20 case studies of land issues in India
Many case studies have been gathered during the Jan Samwad Yatra, a one-year journey through India led by a team of Ekta Parishad from October 2011 to September 2012. This yatra was achieved to...
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