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Liberian land rights defenders on run after threats from police
By: Alfred Brownell
Date: November 4th 2016
Source: India Blooms
Washington, DC Nov 4 (IBNS): Alfred Brownell, a campaigner for the land rights of Liberia's local communities, and his staff at Green Advocates have gone underground after threats from the police.
Namibia: Housing the Urban Poor Crucial
Native Americans find allies in fight for land rights
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 about how public lands across North America should be managed.
Namibia: Land Sales to Be Legalised
By: Shinovene Immanuel
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Namibian
Urban and rural development minister Sophia Shaningwa said an investigation into land sales at Okahandja had uncovered serious irregularities in the manner the municipality dished out plots.
She, however, said some of the illegal transactions will be legalised while others will be nullified.
Call for Consultancy Services in Monitoring and Evaluation
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to promote gender equality in all areas of decision making through advocacy, training, research, and publications.
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), in partnership with Diakonia, Uganda Country Programme is implementing the Project on Amplifying Women’s Voices in Economic and Political Development, which is supported by The Royal Netherlands Government- Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women (FLOW).
Fears of losing home and land plague one in four Indians, new poll shows
By: Paola Totaro
Date: December 6, 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - About a quarter of homeowners in India, and nearly one in five rural landowners, fear losing their property, in most cases because they do not have documents to prove ownership, according to a new poll.
Nepal: Bhaktapur DLRO switches to online land registration
By: Rastriya Samachar Samiti
Date: March 3rd 2016
Source: The Himalayan Times
BHAKTAPUR: In a bid to keep up with e-governance service recently introduced by the government, the Bhaktapur District Land Revenue Office (DLRO) has switched to online land registration service.
Officiating secretary at the Ministry of Land Reform and Management Nagendra Jha inaugurated the service on Wednesday.
New press release about Jan Satyagraha: It seems that the Indian Government is ready to sign an agreement today in Agra
After eight days on the road, the Jan Satyagraha reached Agra yesterday. On the way into the city, the marchers were joined by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, who promised his government’s support to homestead land and greater access to forest rights. Negotiations with the central government are likely to lead to an agreement on the 11th of October, which is to be presented to the marchers in Agra by the Minister of Rural Development. A formal signing between the Government of India and the Jan Satyagraha will follow. See the attached press release for more details.
Opinion: Why Zimbabwe land reform has failed to remedy rural hunger
By: Beverly L Peters
Date: December 21st 2016
Source: Dispatch Live
Almost 40 years after independence, land reform remains at the heart of Zimbabwe’s political and economic challenges. But perhaps more than any other issue in Zimbabwe, it has historically been met with inertia from government and the international community.
