14 January 2019
We are prepared, we won’t back down or give up the rights we have conquered, much less hand over our territory so that Bolsonaro and his coronéis [old land elite] can carry out the plan they’ve hatched,” declared the Articulation of the Indigenous People of Brazil (APIB), one of the country’s
7 January 2019
Public land advocates have challenged the administration in federal court over the legality of removing protection from sites that had been designated under the act.
Private land ownership – toward an economic and moral framework for equality and freedom in Ethiopia
5 January 2019
Throughout human history, private property has been a subject of debates. In some societies and communities, private property has become a foundation of democracy and freedom. In some others, strict control over property and severe limitations imposed on property ownership and rights created a
4 January 2019
New Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued an executive order on Wednesday making the Agriculture Ministry responsible for deciding on lands claimed by indigenous peoples, in a victory for agribusiness that will likely enrage environmentalists.
Brazil's new President Jair Bolsonaro gestures
2 January 2019
Secure land rights can help improve food security, limit deforestation and tackle climate change, activists say
BANGKOK - The fight over land and resources was bloody in 2018, with governments from Brazil to the Philippines accused of failing to protect campaigners, and indigenous people battling
23 December 2018
As Madagascar elections near, its future is up in the air, and the question of land mining and land grabs by foreign multinationals remains a key issue for Malagasy citizens.
The root cause of Madagascar's 2009 coup was the prospective sale of arable land to the South Korean company Daewoo.
17 December 2018
Brazilian councilwoman assassinated in Rio de Janeiro in March was killed by a militia looking to protect its interests controlling land in unregulated slums, Brazilian official says.
Marielle Franco, the Brazilian councilwoman assassinated in Rio de Janeiro in March was killed by a militia
5 December 2018
While climate negotiators meet behind closed doors to implement the Paris Agreement, climate activists have put out their own set of demands.
On Monday, as delegates entered the maze of the COP24 conference center in Katowice, Poland, they were greeted by the upbeat sound of a Polish marching
2 December 2018
Mapuche leaders met Saturday and discussed a set of demands for the Chilean government, mainly the demilitarization of Mapuche regions.
A group of Mapuche leaders Saturday met in Temucuicui to decide next possible steps after the assassination of Camilo Catrillanca on Nov. 14 by Chilean
30 November 2018
A United Nations expert says Ecuador has awarded concessions for energy projects on indigenous land without consulting local people
QUITO - Excluding indigenous Ecuadoreans from the country's development plans has made their rights "invisible", a U.N. expert said, citing a government push to
29 November 2018
As UN Women hails the bravery of women’s rights defenders, we pay tribute to some of those killed in the past year
Rising misogyny and an increase in the restrictions placed on women’s freedom worldwide mean the work of campaigners who defend their rights is more important than ever, the head of
21 November 2018
What is already a bad situation for land defenders and human rights activists could be getting worse