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With elections soon, land reforms become a hot topic in India
Both the Congress Party and the BJP, the two main political forces in India at the moment, are taking a left turn by putting land reforms in the agenda of the campaign. It seems that land reforms can not avoided anymore, at least in the discussions... To read more click below.
Indigenous Rural Women’s Rights under Scrutiny
With the release of its concluding observations addressed to Mexico, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) expresses concern about harmful cultural practices and violence directed at indigenous rural women, as well as their lack of access to land, property and justice and asks for better implementation of women's rights in the country.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh seems to make progress in terms of regulating land acquisitions
The State of Chhattisgarh in India, a tribal state called India's "rice bowl", has been told by its own High Court to regulate the way it is dealing with land acquisitions. To read more click on the link below.
Namibia: Law banning urban land auctions coming
The Namibian Government has put in motion plans to change the Local Authorities Act and to ban town councils from selling land through auctions or tender processes that prevent many low-income earners from owning properties due to inflated prices. The proposal is to change the sections of the Act which gives town councils the power to sell and lease urban land without consulting the line ministry. Read more. http://allafrica.com/stories/201209070989.html
South Africa: RDP homes ‘dead capital’ of R50bn
Not registering nearly half of all RDP houses with any deeds office could be costing the South African economy at least R50bn, according to the Free Market Foundation. Nearly half of all houses built in formerly black-designated areas are not registered with any deeds office – a situation which means their owners effectively have no legal claim to their homes.
http://www.fin24.com/Economy/RDP-homes-dead-capital-of-R50bn-20120902
Call for Consultancy Services in Monitoring and Evaluation
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to promote gender equality in all areas of decision making through advocacy, training, research, and publications.
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), in partnership with Diakonia, Uganda Country Programme is implementing the Project on Amplifying Women’s Voices in Economic and Political Development, which is supported by The Royal Netherlands Government- Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women (FLOW).
South Africa: City planners face many challenges
South Africa and the African continent would experience unprecedented levels of urbanisation in the next few decades which would present major challenges that governments and urban planners needed to be more aware of, Planning Minister Trevor Manuel warned yesterday.
http://www.iolproperty.co.za/roller/news/entry/sa_city_planners_face_many
How Secure Land Rights Could Get Millions of Kids Back to School
Have a look at the following article, creating the link between land rights and access to education for all... This is another argument in favor of land reforms wherever needed! To read the article click on the link below.
Women's rights are human rights: Zuma
[from SABC News] Women's rights are human rights, President Jacob Zuma said in a speech prepared for delivery at the high-level event on women's access to justice on the margins of the 67th sitting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
[...] Zuma said access to justice was an on-going campaign within South Africa, and regarding women specifically, included assistance with land cases, inheritance, and cases of abuse. "The fundamental principle in all this is that women's rights are human rights."
Laos: Co-developing the Observatory
September 20, 2012
The development team along with other Land Observatory key members have been in Laos for the past couple of days, conducting our first, intensive co-development workshop with Lao government partners and civil society partners Land Issues Working Group.
We had a steep learning curve as we presented a demo version of the Observatory to our intended users for the first time. Our main goals here were getting a more specific view of user needs, and how to bring the platform to life: