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Ethiopian marathon medalist stays put in Rio, vows to fight for land rights
By Sally Hayden
Date: August 24th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ethiopian silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa, who did not return home after staging a protest against his government at the Rio Olympics, said on Thursday he feared for his life if he went back and vowed to keep up his fight for land rights.
Namibia: Thousands of Women Get Commercial Farms
By: Albertina Nakale
Date: September 6th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / New Era
Windhoek — Of the 5 231 individuals who benefitted from the resettlement programme since independence to date, 1 405 are female, while 2 039 are men.
The remaining 1 787 are classified as 'group resettlement'.
Director for land reform and resettlement in the Ministry of Land Reform Peter Nangolo said all landless Namibians that apply for resettlement are considered without gender discrimination.
China: Shandong Includes Women's Names in Land Rights Certificates
By: Yi Ming and Lü Bingbing
Date: May 3rd 2016
Source: Women of China
Over 94 percent of rural villages or communities in east China's Shandong Province have included women's names on rural land rights certificates, to safeguard their legal rights and interests, according to a Shandong Women's Federation official.
Two Months to Claim Land Certificates
Date: 19 September 2016
Source: KHMER TIMES
City Hall said villagers affected by the development project of the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district would have two months to claim the certificate of land policy before it would stop assuming responsibility for losses, according to a statement released yesterday.
Nine ways to support the rights of indigenous people
By: Holly Young @holly_young88
Source: The Guardian
Date: Friday 1 April 2016
1. Focus on the priorities
Cambodia: Authorities Ordered to Enforce Forestry Laws
By: May Titthara
Date: September 27th 2016
Source: Khmer Times
Despite numerous laws and committees created to tackle deforestation and illegal logging in Cambodia, the timber trade has continued unabated.
Protecting the world's oceans: three key tasks
Date: June 8th 2016
Source: iied
To mark World Oceans Day on 8 June, IIED director Andrew Norton sets out three ways the international community can protect marine and coastal environments.
A message for World Oceans Day 2016, with Andrew Norton