Date: November 10th 2016
Source: ZimEye
EUROPE’S top diplomat in Zimbabwe has expressed concern over a new wave of land expropriations in the country, saying this has slowed down the country’s reform and re-engagement programme.
By: CONNOR MACDONALD & PHYO THIHA CHO / MYANMAR NOW|
Date: February 20th 2016
Source: The Irrawaddy
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: August 4th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 20 land rights activists have been killed in Brazil so far this year, with most deaths linked to conflicts over logging and agribusiness, data on Thursday showed,
By: Patrick Adoga
Date: September 21st 2016
Source: Today
As the world celebrates the International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations today, conservationists have warned transnational companies from Europe, America and Asia against scramble for land in Nigeria and Africa for
By: Kirk Johnson, The New York Times
Date: November 15th 2016
Source: ADN.com
The simmering standoff between the police and Native Americans and their allies who oppose a giant oil pipeline project in North Dakota is the most visible sign yet of an emerging movement that is shifting the debate
By PETER NGILA and JOHN MUCHANGI
Date: March 14th 2016
Source: The Star
Are the land bills being discussed in Parliament going to stop forced resettlement, grabbing and other land-related injustices?
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
By: Silas Gbandia
Date: September 28th 2016
Source: Equal Times
A former member of Sierra Leone’s parliament has spoken of his determination to put an end to what he describes as the “underhand deals” taking place between the authorities and international palm oil producers in his country.
Date: December 22nd 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) hosting the first meeting of the WIP Council on Economic Empowerment in Kenya
By: Karl Mathiesen
Date: April 2nd 2016
Source: The Guardian
Collusion between private sector and government exacerbating problems, says corruption official
By: Sek Odom
Date: August 12th 2016
Source: Cambodia Daily
Representatives of evicted families and a sugarcane plantation owned by a prominent CPP senator announced an agreement on Thursday that provides compensation ranging from $500 to $5,000 to eligible villagers after a five-year battle over
By: Cod Satrusayang
Date: October 3rd 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Thai capital on Monday calling on the junta to address land rights and housing needs in what police and organizers said was one of the biggest demonstrations since the