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Displaying 2911 - 2920 of 3363Colombia FARC rebels gather to disarm, ELN eye peace
Date: 31 January 2017
Source: World Bulletin
The country's last active group, the ELN, said meanwhile the government had begun releasing certain detainees to clear the way for peace talks with that force, too.
Colombia said FARC rebels will finish mustering in demobilization zones Tuesday to begin a historic disarmament process ending a half-century conflict.
Marginal farmer gives up land for Mallannasagar project, ends life
By: R. Avadhani
Date: 30 January 2017
Source: The Hindu
Dispossessed by the proposed Mallannasagar project, owner of half an acre land loses confidence and is pushed to take the extreme step
New law a glimmer of hope for women's land rights in Mali
By: Soumaila Diarra
Date: 30 January 2017
Source: Reuters
W earing a long white tunic covered with bright-coloured patterns, Aminata Berthe bends to water a plot of lettuce with a can in this village near Bamako, the Malian capital.
Measures Are Proposed to Address Violence in Mapuche Land in Chile
By: Orlando Milesi
Date: 26 Janaury 2017
Source: Inter Press Service
The lands where the Mapuche indigenous people live in southern Chile are caught up in a spiral of violence, which a presidential commission is setting out to stop with 50 proposals, such as the constitutional recognition of indigenous people and their representation in parliament, in a first shift in the government´s treatment of native peoples.
UN Recognizes Ecuador, Bolivia for Support of Indigenous Rights
Date: 27 January 2017
Source: Telesur
Nicaraguan women 'like farm animals' despite promised land reform
By:Malva Izquierdo
Date: 27 January 2017
Source: Reuters
Three decades after Nicaragua launched the first of many reforms aimed at giving women equal land rights, experts say rural women remain exploited and open to disinheritance, violence and abuse.