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Why Liberia Needs to Protect Land Rights
By: Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu
Date: August 17th 2016
Source: Human Rights Watch
Enact Proposed Law to Protect Rural Communities
Cambodian Police Hold Land Rights Activists Over 'Black Monday' Protest
By: Pisey Sem and Heng Sun
Date: August 16th 2016
Source: Radio Free Asia
A pair of prominent land-rights activists are still being held by Cambodian authorities for their part in a “Black Monday” protest in Boeung Kak village that included headless dummies symbolizing the “brainlessness” of the nation’s leaders.
Lagos State Government Signs Laws to Curb Land Grabbing
By: BellaNaija.com
Date: August 15th 2016
Source: Bella Naija
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed the Lagos State Properties Protection Law and the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law aimed at curbing the menace of land grabbing, and boosting the security of lives and property in all the Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas of the State respectively.
Tanzania: Women to Scale Mt Kilimanjaro for Land Rights
By: Filbert Rweyemamu
Date: August 14th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Citizen
Arusha — Women from marginalized communities in Africa will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in order to raise awareness about land rights this October.
Programme manager of the Tanzania Gender Network Programme (TGNP) Grace Kisetu, said : "Land and its resources account for 10 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for many African countries.
Myanmar: Farmers seek reform of seized lands scrutiny
By: Nay Aung
Date: August 16th 2016
Source: The Myanmar Times
Villagers in Magwe Region’s Sinbaungwe township are calling for the reconstitution of committees in the township tasked with resolving seized land claims, saying their current memberships do not have locals’ approval.
Kenya: Land Commission boss Swazuri orders State to stop eviction of forest dwellers
By: Macharia Mwangi
Date: August 12th 2016
Source: Daily Nation
Dr Swazuri told State agencies to stop eviction of Sengwer people from Embobut Forest.
National Land Commission chairman Muhammad Swazuri on Friday ordered State agencies to stop evicting indigenous people living in their ancestral and forest lands.
Ethiopia's battle for land reforms could lead to civil war: opposition leader
By: Sally Hayden
Date: August 11th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mass street protests that saw dozens of people shot by Ethiopian security forces over the weekend could spill into civil war if the government fails to reform land use policies, a veteran Ethiopian opposition politician has warned.
Cambodia: Smallholder farmers to face land shortage, study finds
By: Jack Davies
Date: August 15th 2016
Source: Phnom Penh Post
Smallholder farmers have a crucial role to play in tempering the growing pains of Cambodia’s transition to an industrialised economy, but unless something is done, they will face a land shortage in the coming years, according to the authors of a new report.
India: Model law liberalizing farmland leasing gains traction among states
By: Sayantan Bera
Date: August 15th 2016
Source: Live Mint
New Delhi: Several states, including Gujarat, Odisha and Punjab, are adopting a model law that is aimed at encouraging owners of agricultural land to lease out their land for farming.
BMA moves to help utilise Bangkok land
By: Kanana Katharangsiporn
Date: August 15th 2016
Source: Bangkok Post
Bangkok's City Planning Department will allow the transfer of development rights and give additional construction space to buildings that remove fences for public use. The move is aimed at encouraging land utilisation and improving the city's liveability.