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South Africa: Land rights act is entirely invalid, Constitutional Court judges declare
Source: BDLive
Author: Franny Rabkin
ALL land restitution claims made after December 1998 have been put on hold by the Constitutional Court, after the court found that Parliament did not properly consult the public before deciding to reopen the window for claims.
The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act — which reopened the window for claims — was rushed through Parliament in 2014 ahead of national and provincial elections.
Can the Global Land Rush benefit investors and farmers?
Neil MacFarquhar’s recent piece in the New York Times describing how African farmers are being displaced by large-scale land investments raises some important issues. As he points out, large-scale investment in land in developing countries has accelerated rapidly in recent …
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FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY RESEARCHER ON WOMEN AND LAND
The Women’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking highly-qualified applicants for the position of Researcher on Women and Land. This position will be responsible for developing and implementing a research and advocacy agenda focusing on the impacts of large-scale international land acquisitions on women’s human rights in Africa and Asia. This position reports to the Deputy Director of the Women’s Rights Division. The position will ideally be based in Africa or Asia.
Responsibilities:
U.S., Australia, Canada indigenous land rights laws lag Africa, Latam: mapping study
By: Paola Totaro
Date: August 9th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The seven lowest scoring nations across all 10 indicators were in the Middle East including Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen
