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Restoration of Land Rights of People Affected by Land Appropriations and Tenure Insecurity

A case study based on five selected locations in Sri Lanka where the land rights of people have been violated due to land grabbing or tenure insecurity

Reports & Research
April, 2017
Sri Lanka
Land Conflicts
land administration
farmland
rural areas
agriculture
conflicts
land acquisitions
land rights
landlessness
land dispute
rural population
This study is prepared using the data analysis of a field study conducted in January 2017 in the Districts of Monaragala, Ampara, Trincomalee, Mullaitivu and Jaffna in Sri Lanka focusing on the land rights violations that took place in the recent past due to the appropriation of land from the ordinary citizens by the security forces and individuals backed by powerful people and, the tenure security problems faced by the landless rural communities in Monaragala and Ampara districts and the sugar cane farmers living in the settlements of Pelwatta Sugar Company, which is now owned by the gover
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Country Policy and Information Note Pakistan: Land disputes

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2017
Pakistan
Land Conflicts
conflicts
dispossession
land conflicts
land dispute
land dispute resolution
This note provides country of origin information (COI) and policy guidance to Home Office decision makers on handling particular types of protection and human rights claims. This includes whether claims are likely to justify the granting of asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave and whether – in the event of a claim being refused – it is likely to be certifiable as ‘clearly unfounded’ under s94 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
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Rural Land Management in Bangladesh

Problems and Prospects

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2017
Bangladesh
Land & Corruption
Land Conflicts
land administration
land equity
corruption
rural development
land law
land policies
land management
rural areas
agricultural land management
landlessness
land conflicts
Based on a theoretical discussion from global perspective the paper describes present rural land administration and management structure in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a land scarce country with high-density population. As most of the people live in rural areas and depend on agriculture and allied activities, proper rural land management is crucial. The paper presents an overall view of rural land management in Bangladesh and reveals that the current land management system is almost obsolete. Land administration system is conventional and characterised by inefficiency and corruption.
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Land tenure in rural lowland Myanmar

From historical perspectives to contemporary realities in the Dry Zone and the Delta

Journal Articles & Books
Reports & Research
October, 2017
Myanmar
land administration
land registration
land titling
land governance
land policies
land reform
land management
farmland
agriculture
land
land loans
landlessness
land access
land conflicts
land tenure
tenure security
advocacy
farmers
landowners
This study emerged out of an identified need to document social processes leading to land insecurity, and those leading to investment and sustainable use of lands by rural populations. Focusing on the Delta and Dry Zone, the main paddy producing regions of Myanmar, this analysis unravels the powers at play in shaping rural households’ relationship to land.
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Reflections on Future Challenges to Housing, Land and Property Restitution for Syrian Refugees

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2017
Syrian Arab Republic
Land Conflicts
compensation
displacement
housing rights
land conflicts
land rights
property
property rights
NRC interviewed 580 Syrian refugee households in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq to assess their potential Housing, Land and Property (HLP) claims inside Syria if they were to return home.
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Land-use conflict and socio-economic impacts of infrastructure projects: the case of Diamer Bhasha Dam in Pakistan

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2017
China, Pakistan
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
infrastructure
conflicts
land acquisitions
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
land investments
foreign investment
displacement
resettlement
land conflicts
land dispute
This article examines the conflicts arising from the Diamer Bhasha Dam project in northern Pakistan. Conflicts arising from the impacts of the dam on the local population and territory and steps to resolve some of them are identified. These impacts relate to unfair land acquisition, improper displacement, inadequate compen- sation, resettlement and future livelihoods. The completion of the project depends on the arrangement of project finance, resolution of conflicts among different actors and the consent of all stakeholders.