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Displaying 2271 - 2280 of 2403Uttaran Land Governance Booklet: History
In the first of the Land Governance Booklet Series created by the NGO Uttaran, the history of land and waterbody governance in Bangladesh is explained.
The contents of this booklet is as follows:
1. Introduction
2. History of Land Management in Bangladesh
3. History of Uttaran
4. Uttaran Land Projects
5. Timeline
6. Testimonials.
Download the full booklet here
South Africa: Expropriation Bill sets out process for property grabbing
By: Jan-Jan Joubert
Date: February 3rd 2016
Source: Times Live
The Expropriation Bill, which will set the rules under which the state can lay claim to urban and rural property, was passed by the parliamentary portfolio committee on public works yesterday.
The ANC voted in favour of the bill. The DA and UDM voted against it, the IFP abstained and the EFF was absent from proceedings.
Africa: Women's Rights First - African Summit
By: Baher Kamal
Date: February 1st 2016
Source: Inter Press Service / AllAfrica.com
Cairo — Despite the enormous challenges facing Africa now, the leaders of its 1.2 billion plus inhabitants have decided to spotlight the issue of Human Rights With a Particular Focus on the Rights of Women in their 26th summit held in Addis Ababa on 21-31 January this year. Why?
Food security: Asia’s critical balancing act
By: R. Quentin Grafton and John Williams, ANU, and Qiang Jiang, Sichuan University
Date: February 2nd 2016
Source: East Asia Forum
Asia’s food systems are under an unprecedented confluence of pressures. Balancing future food demand and supply in ways that protect the most vulnerable, while also being sustainable, must be a first order policy priority.
Land Grab in Cambodia's Pailin Province Stokes Villagers' Ire
By: Hour Hum
Date: February 2nd 2016
Source: Radio Free Asia
Villagers in Cambodia’s Pailin province are accusing authorities of allowing a powerful local police officer to grab nearly two hectares of mountainous public land for his own use.
Uganda: Museveni Promises to Amend Land Law
By: Francis Mugerwa, George Muzoora & Ronald Tumusiime
Date: January 31st 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Monitor
Gomba — President Museveni has promised to introduce an amendment to the land law to improve land tenure security and curb the tide in illegal evictions that the current law has failed to stop.
Thailand: Land reform needed to fight inequality
By: Jon Fernquest
Date: February 1st 2016
Source: Bangkok Post
From land with community deeds for landless to stopping poor farmers & sea gypsies getting kicked off of land, land reform needed to fight inequality at root of Thailand's political conflict.
EDITORIAL
Tanzania: In Defence of the Rights of the Poor to Land, Extractives Resources
By: Deodatus Mfugale
Date: February 1st 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Tanzania Daily News
ANALYSIS
In September 2015, a group comprising eight non-governmental organisations that deal with land rights and extractives resources advocacy submitted to the Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, a review of the United Republic of Tanzania for the period from 2012 to 2015.