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Displaying 2171 - 2180 of 2403Debate still rages over South Africa’s land reform
By: SABC
Date: February 24th 2016
Source: SABC News
South Africa's main house of Parliament took a first step on Tuesday towards enabling the state to make compulsory purchases of land to redress racial disparities in land ownership.
Ethnic Mongolians Protest Loss of Traditional Grazing Lands Outside Banner Government
By: Qiao Long
Date: February 24th 2016
Source: Radio Free Asia
Traditional herding communities in a county-level district in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia have stepped up protests over the loss of their grasslands this week, local sources said.
Amnesty International raises concerns over Canada's anti-terrorism law, land rights
By: Karolyn Coorsh
Date: February 24th 2016
Source: CTV News
An annual report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International has put the spotlight on the rights of Canada’s indigenous people, highlighting the Liberal government’s vow to develop a public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.
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.
Kenyan wind power project cancelled due to land disputes
By: George Obulutsa
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: Reuters
Feb 23 A $144 million Kenyan wind power project backed by a joint venture between Macquarie Group and Old Mutual Investment Group has been cancelled due to opposition from local landowners and farmers, developer Kinangop Wind Park said on Tuesday.
China: Officials urged to be ‘people of action’
Date: February 24th 2016
Source: Shanghai Daily / Xinhua
CHINA’S leaders have called for more to be done to facilitate “new-type urbanization,” saying fresh achievements must be made in the area this year.
In an instruction, President Xi Jinping asked authorities to uphold the concepts of innovation, coordination, greenness, openness and sharing in the urbanization process.
South Africa parliament passes land expropriation bill
By: Ed Stoddard
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: Reuters
South Africa's main house of parliament took a first step on Tuesday toward enabling the state to make compulsory purchases of land to redress racial disparities in land ownership.
India : Massive rally in Delhi Today
Date: February 24th 2016
Source: Sri Lanka Guardian
Farmers, adivasis and landless rural workers to assemble at Jantar Mantar
Video series aims to help indigenous groups defend against land grabbing
By: Sean Mowbray
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: Mongabay
A ten-part video series, called Territories of Life, tells the stories of indigenous groups who have challenged development on their land. It covers a range of issues, from the tactics developers use to acquire land to case studies of successful resistance.