Post-war societies not only have to deal with continuing unpeaceful relations but also land-related conflict legacies, farmland and forest degradation, heavily exploited natural resources, land mines, a destroyed infrastructure, as well as returning refugees and ex-combatants. In the aftermath of war, access to and control of land often remains a sensitive issue which may precipitate tensions and lead to a renewed destabilization of volatile post-conflict situations.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2019Uganda, Myanmar, Global
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2005Global
At its fifty-sixth session the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human
Rights, in its resolution 2004/2, welcomed the progress report of the Special Rapporteur and
requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to circulate
the draft principles on housing and property restitution for refugees and displaced persons
contained therein widely among non-governmental organizations, Governments, specialized
agencies and other interested parties for comment, and requested the Special Rapporteur to take -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchColombia
El autor propone una revisión sobre las causas estructurales del fenómeno de desplazamiento forzado superando la mirada nacional y en rigor el nacionalismo metodológico que en el caso colombiano, explica como causa intestina del desplazamiento forzado: el conflicto armado interno colombiano. Dicha lectura alimenta la construcción normativa jurídica y de las políticas que enfrentan el fenómeno, se describe en este contexto el papel que juegan actores globales y locales.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchColombia
La investigación analiza diversas experiencias de reterritorialización de un grupo de personas en situación de desarraigo ubicadas actualmente en el Departamento del Atlántico. El texto comienza con una exposición sobre la metodología utilizada, para continuar, a partir de entrevistas en profundidad, con una reflexión sobre la relación entre memoria y territorio.
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Desocupações Forçadas e Insegurança da Posse da Terra para os Pobres da Cidade de Luanda
Reports & ResearchMay, 2007Africa, AngolaEm Luanda, capital de Angola, o Governo despejou coercivamente e de forma violenta milhares de pessoas que viviam em áreas habitacionais informais com pouco ou nenhum aviso prévio. Em violação das próprias leis de Angola e das suas obrigações internacionais de direitos humanos, o Governo destruiu casas, culturas e bens pessoais dos moradores sem um processo justo e raramente concedeu indemnização. -
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uma intervenção estatal no Loteamento São Francisco
Reports & ResearchAugust, 2016South America, BrazilO objetivo desta dissertação é compreender os significados atribuídos à moradia pelas famílias do bairro Loteamento São Francisco, no município de Camaragibe –PE, que tiveram suas casas demolidas por causa do grande projeto de investimento associado à realização da Copa do Mundo de 2014.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2004Africa
Covers (1) Land as a source of conflict in Africa – the multi-dimensional nature of land issues; indirect causes of conflict, land access and structural poverty; interactions between customary and state-managed tenure systems; historical injustices and land disputes. (2) Land rights during conflict – population displacement; land as a sustaining factor in conflict; land rights of women, children and marginalized communities.
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A SURVEY OF IDP RETURN AND RESETTLEMENT ISSUES AND LESSON: ACHOLI AND LANGO REGIONS
Reports & ResearchFebruary, 2008UgandaThis is the second in a series of land studies for northern Uganda, whose core objective is to inform the Plan for Recovery and Development of Northern Uganda (PRDP) and the National Land Policy. It builds on the work of the first phase conducted in Teso region to present a more quantitative analysis of trends on disputes and claims on land before displacement, during displacement and emerging trends or occurrences on return for Acholi and Lango sub-regions.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2006Colombia
Forced displacement in Colombia is primarily a way to seize agricultural land from peasants and small farmers, and only to a lesser degree the unintended consequence of fighting between warring parties. (...)
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2006Kenya
Internal displacement in Kenya is a complex and multi-faceted social problem that revolves around and reflects unresolved issues of land and property, as well as the struggle for the control of political and economic resources. (...)
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