4 August 2017
Advancing rights of women farmers can revolutionise the rural ecosystem
3 August 2017
Accra, Aug 2, GNA – A two-day workshop has ended in Accra with a call on Queen Mothers to serve as champions in women’s quest to access and control land in their communities.
The workshop, organised by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the National chapter of Transparency was to forge a
3 August 2017
Namibia will launch the baseline study that was conducted in 2016 by the University of Namibia which was aimed at investigating the status of women’s land use, ownership and rights under customary land tenure system, at an event on Thursday in Ongwediva, northern Namibia.
The study was prepared
2 August 2017
Land Portal Foundation Rwanda Country Portfolio provides comprehensive understanding of post-conflict land governance
With tumultuous colonial occupation, civil war and genocide that led to the death of an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsis in 1994, Rwandans historically endured massive
31 July 2017
The application process for the 2018 Visiting Professionals Program is now open until August 20, 2017.
31 July 2017
Kashmiri women who are permanent residents lose the right to own property in the state if they marry residents of other states
MUMBAI, July 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A woman from India's Jammu and Kashmir state is challenging a contentious law that denies women the right to own
28 July 2017
Land governance disputes dominate civil and criminal cases in India
24 July 2017
Application Closing Date - 06 Aug 2017
Job Start Date - 01 Sep, 2017
Duration - 1 September to 8 October 2017
Location - remotely and attending the workshop in Stockholm, Sweden
BACKGROUND
18 July 2017
Rural women at the forefront of issues related to land, environment and natural resources are particularly at risk
MUMBAI, July 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women human rights defenders in Thailand are increasingly at risk of violence, threats and harassment since a May 2014 coup, a report
18 July 2017
Application Closing Date - 31 Jul 2017
Job Start Date - 10 Aug, 2017
Duration - 10 August 2017 to 22 September 2017
Location - Remote
BACKGROUND
3 July 2017
(IPS) – In Meghalaya, India’s northeastern biodiversity hotspot, all three major tribes are matrilineal. Children take the mother’s family name, while daughters inherit the family lands.
Because women own land and have always decided what is grown on it and what is conserved, the state not only
2 July 2017
Traditionally, women in the DRC gained shares in property through marriage, not inheritance. Today few realize that this custom contradicts the law, which codifies women’s rights to inherit land. In the North Kivu province, one organization is spreading awareness of the law and helping to resolve