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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...
Events
[25/02/2012] How can women’s land rights be secured? ILC-IFAD-FAO Side event at CSW56
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 11.30-12.45 pm, Conference Room A (NLB) United Nations Headquarters, New York (USA) The panel will share experiences on how to implement policies and...
Documents
[16/05/2013] LANDac short-term research project report: Impact of the Land Reform in Rwanda
Impact of the Land Reform on the Land Rights and Economic Poverty Reduction of the Majority Rural especially Women who depend on land for their livelihoods. This study was conducted by Rwanda...
Documents
[11/05/2013] Plante pénale contre un cadre du Groupe Danzer -
“Global Witness et l’organisation ECCHR ont conjointement déposé plainte auprès du parquet de Tübingen/Allemagne contre un responsable de Danzer qu’on de complicité par omission de...
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[09/05/2013] The global land rush: securing a better deal for women
“Research into gender and the global land rush tells us that women in particular are losing out. But different types of land-based investments in different contexts result in a variety of...
Multimedia
[02/05/2013] VIDEO: Land grabbing in Sarawak
“It was their native customary land until palm oil companies came and claimed it their own. With the help of corrupt politicians, almost 9,000 hectares of forest and agricultural lands were...
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[01/05/2013] Global Land Forum Outcome Statement
“The Global Land Forum held in Antigua, Guatemala, 23-24 April 2013, brought together 273 representatives from 47 countries in Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia and Europe,...
News
[25/04/2013] "Face the fire when it comes, but also drink the cool drink when it flows"
“Here in Antigua, Guatemala, at the bi-annual meeting of the International Land Coalition, there is no shortage of talks, spanning the urgent land rights issues in this Central American country...
News
[23/04/2013] Update on the agreement between the Indian Govt and the marchers of Jan Satyagraha
Press Release Jan Satyagraha – March for Justice follow up and negotiations (India) (April 16th, 2013) After the six month deadline expired from the date of the Ten-Point Agreement...
Events
[18/04/2013] Promises, Power and Poverty: Corporate Land Deals and Rural Women in Africa
“The rush to invest in farmland in Africa is having an immediate impact on women’s land-use options, on their livelihoods, on food availability and the cost of living, and, ultimately, on women...
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