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   "THE FOREST IS OUR HEARTBEAT"

   THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE INDIGENOUS LAND IN MALAYSIA

   Reports & Research

   November, 2018

   Malaysia

   Forest Tenure

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land Conflicts

   development

   indigenous peoples' lands

   forest land

   land economics

   foreign investment

   land conflicts

   indigenous peoples' land rights

   state property

   Indigenous Peoples

   private sector

   Defenders of Indigenous land in Malaysia are targeted, singled out and face opposition from state authorities and private individuals when they speak up. These abuses have further disenfranchised Indigenous communities in Malaysia, marginalising them socially and harming them economically. The report examines the struggles human rights defenders of Indigenous peoples have endured as they have sought to claim their right to Indigenous lands, and the steps that should be taken by the government to ensure that they are given the protection they deserve.