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Displaying 1461 - 1470 of 2403Ethiopia blames foreigners for unrest, U.N. experts seek probe
By: Aaron Maasho
Date: October 10th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Ethiopia accused "elements" in Eritrea, Egypt and elsewhere on Monday of being behind a wave of violent protests over land grabs and human rights that have prompted the government to declare a state of emergency in the Horn of Africa nation.
Cambodian demonstrators, authorities clash at land rights protest
By: Prak Chan Thul
Date: October 10th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Cambodian land rights protesters clashed with city security guards on Monday as demonstrators in the capital Phnom Penh called on the government to end forced evictions.
Uganda: Mining - Government to Deal With Landlords
By: Mark Keith Muhumuza
Date: October 10th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Monitor
Kampala — Land owners will have to sell their land to the government if a prospecting mining company makes a discovery.
In the ongoing review of the Mining Act 2003 and Mining Policy, landowners will no longer be required to negotiate with investors - mineral rights holders - for compensation on their land if a mining company wants to carry out mining activities.
Indigenous land rights fundamental to climate safety – Lord Stern
Reform State-Owned Forest Enterprise and Ethnic Minority Land Tenure Security in Vietnam
During revolution and national unification, Vietnamese government nationalized agricultural and forest land throughout the country. While agricultural land was de-collectivized in the Doi moi reforms since mid-1980s, the majority of forest and forest land has continued to be managed by state enterprises. For members of Vietnam’s 53 recognized ethnic minority groups, the formation of state-owned forest enterprises (SFEs) has meant the end of customary tenure arrangements, leading to exclusion from traditional lands used for agriculture, hunting, and collection of non-timber forest products.
India: Oppressed classes should demand land rights, says Jignesh Mevani
By: Special Correspondent
Date: October 10th 2016
Source: The Hindu
Swabhimani Samavesha seeks abolition of ‘pankti bheda’ in Udupi Mutts
Social activist and ‘Chalo Una’ organiser Jignesh Mevani on Sunday said that the ‘Swabhimani Sangharsha Samavesha’ should become the voice of the oppressed and herald a new era in ensuring social justice.
Namibia: ‘We want to know who owns the land’
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor
Date: October 9th 2016
Source: Vanguard
Senate gives Army, FCT Minister ultimatum to sort out Abuja land grab
India: We are focusing on both urbanization and agriculture, says Chandrababu Naidu
By: Asit Ranjan Mishra
Date: October 7th 2016
Source: Live Mint
Chandrababu Naidu, at the India Economic Summit, said he wants to make Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati, one of the top five cities in the world
Women Are Climbing Africa's Highest Peak to Fight for Land Rights
By: Sarah McColl
Date: October 7th 2016
Source: Take Part
Organizers of the Mt. Kilamanjaro ascent promise to take "the issues of rural women farmers to the top.”