illegal occupation

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Illegal occupation is the disposition of land without rights.

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Couple fined $7,000 for trespassing on state land next to Seletar house for nearly 15 years

22 January 2021

Singapore

Main photo: Tan Teck Siong and his wife Cheah Mee Poh have been respectively fined $4,000 and $3,000 for their offences. ST PHOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOW

'We had to get our land back': Tunisian date farm proves revolutionary bright spot

17 December 2020

Tunisia

A wave of land occupations took place during Tunisia’s revolution 10 years ago. A date plantation is one of the few enduring success stories

As revolution swept Tunisia 10 years ago, the people of Jemna saw their chance to settle a colonial-era score - seizing a 185-hectare (460-acre) date plantation just outside the oasis town.

Hundreds block national road to demand return of pagoda land

19 June 2020

Cambodia

Hundreds of local residents and monks blocked a national road on June 19 in a protest against a sand dredging company they say is illegally occupying pagoda land.

Blogs

Privatization and dispossession in the shadow of the Pandemic

28 May 2020

Authors:

Prof. Tomaso Ferrando

Prof. Marcela Vecchione-Gonçalves

Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazil

Law Project 2.633/2020 is presented to the Brazilian Congress and may sign a point of no-return in the struggle for the Amazon and its socio-biodiversity

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Rolling back social and environmental safeguards in the name of COVID-19

Reports & Research

March 2021

Brazil

Colombia

Peru

Indonesia

Global

The webinar Rolling back social and environmental safeguards in the name of COVID-19, organized by Forest Peoples Programme, the Tenure Facility, Middlesex University, the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic and the Land Portal Foundation, took place on Thursday, February 18, 2021.

Integration of Geospatial data of UAVs in Cadastral Management System and Regularization of Illegal Occupations in Informal Settlements

Peer-reviewed publication

January 2021

Africa

Abstract: To avoid illegal occupation of people in areas where construction is forbidden and the development of informal settlements, municipal authorities must anticipate city planning.

LAND ACCESS ACQUISITION COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF EXTRACTIVES ON COMMUNITY LAND

Journal Articles & Books

November 2018

Kenya

About 3.5 billion people live in countries rich in oil, gas or minerals. With good governance and transparent management, the revenues from extractive sector can have positive impacts leading to poverty reduction hence boosting shared prosperity , while respecting both the needs of the community and the environment.

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Organizations

Kituo cha Katiba (KCK)

KcK addresses the problem of governments in East Africa not respecting their constitutions, which leads to gross human rights violations, marginalisation, oppression, civil strife and coups. As a think tank, KcK provides critical and up to date information to East Africans on constitutionalism, good governance and democratic development.

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