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Women in Honduras and Guatemala defend their communities from land grabbing by agribusiness
Date: December 6, 2016
Source: Land Rights Now
“We live right next to the plantation and the guards are always passing the house. They shout at us, they scare the children, they insult me and threaten that they will shoot me. The children don’t want to go to school any more. They threw tear gas at us once when I was pregnant.”
Army denies Dakota pipeline permit, in victory for Native tribes
By: Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici
Date: December 5, 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Sunday it turned down a permit for a controversial pipeline project running through North Dakota, in a victory for Native Americans and climate activists who have protested against the project for months.
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.
Life and death: Defending land rights in India is a dangerous job
By: Rina Chandran
Date: December 5, 2016
Source: Thomon Reuters Foundation
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bhupendra Vira, an activist who tried to expose political links to illegal land dealings in Mumbai, was watching television at his suburban home one evening in October when he was shot dead.
Palm oil boom: companies must clean up their act in Africa
By: Annie Kelly
Date: December 7, 2016
Source: The Guardian
Deforestation, climate change and land rights abuse: the palm oil industry has a troubled track record. But proponents say it can be a force for good.
Govt seeks to empower ethnic minorities on land rights
By: Sandra Ampiire
Date: November 28, 2016
Source: New Vision
According to the lands ministry, only 6% of registered and titled land belongs to women
A Bill meant to protect the rights of women and minority groups on land acquisition is in the offing.
This was revealed by the commissioner equity and rights, ministry of gender labour and social development, Bernard Mujuni.
Interview with Joan Carling
Date: December 3, 2016
Source: Land Rights Now
“Whatever happens to the land directly affects indigenous women in a profound manner. It is like taking the fish out of the water, when they experience loss of land.”
Latin America has most unequal land distribution, Colombia fares worst - charity
By: Anastasia Moloney
Date: December 01, 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Land distribution in Latin America is the most unequal in the world where only one percent of the farms and estates control more than half of the region's productive land, aid group Oxfam said on Wednesday.