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Ethiopia blames foreigners for unrest, U.N. experts seek probe
By: Aaron Maasho
Date: October 10th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Ethiopia accused "elements" in Eritrea, Egypt and elsewhere on Monday of being behind a wave of violent protests over land grabs and human rights that have prompted the government to declare a state of emergency in the Horn of Africa nation.
Water-poor Saudi Arabia moves farming venture to drought-stricken California
By: Matt Weiser
Date: May 6th 2016
Source: The Guardian
Almarai, the largest dairy business in Saudi Arabia, has purchased land in California to grow alfalfa for its cattle – and it’s rubbing some people the wrong way
Forced by tradition to give up inheritance, Indian women embrace property ownership
By: Rina Chandran
Date: November 2nd 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
CHAKSU, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Days before she was married 18 years ago, K. Bina Devi and her sister were called to the living room of the family home where they lived with their parents and four brothers.
Domestic violence rife amid Cambodia land conflicts: rights group
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: November 10th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
KOH KONG, Cambodia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Facing eviction from the five-hectare rice plot he had been farming for years and worried about how he would feed his three kids, Ngeth Sim did something he will always regret.
Press Release: Mekong Regional Land Forum 2016
“Bringing Land Governance into ASEAN Economic Integration”
The G8 World Summit in 2003 stated that “Weak land governance and property rights systems can lead to opaque land deals.” It further states that “increasing security of land rights and transparency of land governance fosters participation of citizens, contributes to government accountability, reduces costs for businesses, and strengthens the climate for responsible investment”.
Call to overhaul ‘unfair’ 1998 resolution to determine forest land rights
Source: The Nation
By: Pratch Rujivanarom & Stella Davies
Academics have urged the authorities to admit that people can live in forests while adjusting methods to prove land rights to include evidence from the field and from local residents to resolve land and forest management conflicts.
U.S. lawmakers urge end to Honduras security aid after murder of land rights activist
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: 13 December 2016
Source: Thomsn Reuters Foundation
A group of U.S. lawmakers is making a year-end push to suspend millions of dollars in military assistance to Honduras, citing mounting human rights concerns, including the murder of high-profile land rights activist Berta Caceres.