India: Despite Law, Daughters Unable To Inherit Paternal Property
By: Kinshu Dang
Date: August 5th 2016
Source: NDTV Every Life Counts
Myanmar: Women Continue to Suffer Due to Land Grabs and Militarization
By: Nyein Nyein
Date: August 3rd 2016
Source: The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Land confiscation and rights abuses linked to the continued militarization of ethnic minority regions in southeastern of Burma has had particularly adverse impacts on women, ethnic Karen human rights advocates said at a press conference in Rangoon.
Women's Land Tenure Security and LSLAs
Published today in the Mokoro newsletter online, an article from Mokoro Associate and WOLTS team member Roman Moges Asefaha.
Women's Land Tenure Security in Mongolia
Just published in the Mokoro newsletter online, some initial reflections from Mokoro's WOLTS project research in Mongolia from Mokoro Research Officer and WOLTS team member Zoe Driscoll. WOLTS is a long-term multi-country strategic action research project which is initially investigating threats to women's land tenure security in pastoral communities affected by mining investments in Mongolia and Tanzania.
Put land in the hands of women for economic transformation – A call for policy makers
Date: 10 July 2016
Source: UNECA
Kigali, 10 July 2016 (ECA) – On the eve of the Kigali 27th African Union Summit, Land Policy Initiative (LPI) - an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), Economic Commission (ECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) - launched a campaign aiming at documented allocation of 30 percent of land to African Women by 2025.
Kenyan widows branded witches and ousted from land
By: Katy Migiro
Date: 23 June 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Millions of widows across Africa are left destitute after being evicted from their homes and are too poor or uneducated to seek legal redress, campaigners say.