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Call for action from the indigenous people from Belize
Dear all, I received this call through the ESCR-net and thought that it could be of some interest for you, as the cause is quite similar to some experiences of Ekta Parishad in India.For more information please contact the writer of the letter (see below).Jai jagat, Marie Chers tous,
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Human rights defender under threat after relatives are killed in army attack over ancestral land
Indigenous human rights defender Ms Erita Capion Dialang has been under threat since the killing of her sister-in-law on 18 October 2012, during an attack by a battalion of the Philippine armed forces.
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South Africa: Lower middle class gets housing assistance
The department of human settlements in the Eastern Cape has approved the first five beneficiaries of the much anticipated Finance-linked Individual Subsidy Programme . The programme was announced by President Jacob Zuma in his state of the nation
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“FINANCIAL CREDIT FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP IS NOT AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION FOR THE WORLD’S POOR”
An interesting publication by the UN Expert on Housing, when one considers the right for a land to shelter that was just agreed between Ekta Parishad and the Indian Government:
“FINANCIAL CREDIT FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP IS NOT AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION FOR
THE WORLD’S POOR” – UN EXPERT ON HOUSING
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New on-line discussion: HOW CAN THE VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES BE DISSEMINATED AND MADE EFFECTIVE?
After a long and very fruitful consultation process, in May 2012 the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGs) were approved by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS).
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World Bank Accepting Abstract Submissions for Annual Conference on Land and Poverty
The World Bank is pleased to announce its Annual Conference on Land and Poverty, which will be held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 8-11, 2013.
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Campamento en Laguna Brava
BUENOS AIRES (30 oct. 2012).— El Observatorio de Conflictos por los Recursos Naturales (OCRN) ha publicado la transcripción oficial de una conversación mantenida con Marcelo Garrott (41), miembro de la Asamblea Ciudadanos por la Vida de Chilecito.
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Joint paper advocates for the inclusion of targets specifically related to women’s land and property rights in the post-2015 development agenda
[via the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights] The Global Initiative on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, along with its partner the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights, contributed to consultations around the post-2015 Millennium Goal agenda.Together, the GI-ESCR and Landesa presented a paper on Women’s Land and Property Rights and th