What is the future for medium-sized commercial farms in Zimbabwe?
30 January 2017
Marginal farmer gives up land for Mallannasagar project, ends life
30 January 2017
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
30 January 2017
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.
Indian film heroes tackle land rights, champion underdog
26 January 2017
MUMBAI, Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A villainous company. Corrupt government officials. A heroic defender of farmers emerging victorious from a fight over land.
This is far from a typical storyline for Indian film, which more often promises movie-goers a diet of syrupy romances, family dramas or all-action flicks.
Measures Are Proposed to Address Violence in Mapuche Land in Chile
27 January 2017
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
27 January 2017
Date: 27 January 2017
Source: Telesur
10 years after the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ecuador and Bolivia are unique in their efforts to enshrine the charter into law.
Nicaraguan women 'like farm animals' despite promised land reform
27 January 2017
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.
Around the World, Women Struggle to Secure Land Rights, Own Less Than 20 Percent
27 January 2017
Minorities forum demands land rights in southern Punjab
27 January 2017
Date: 27 January 2017
Source: Daily Times
The South Punjab Minorities Land Rights Forum on Thursday pointed out residential and agricultural land issues, saying the minorities were forced to vacate lands where they had memories of their childhood and origin despite being the indigenous people of the land.
Land and the persistence of culture
25 January 2017
By:Nicholas Parkinson
Date: 23 January 2017
Source: Intercontinental Cry
AN INDIGENOUS YUKPA COMMUNITY STRIVES TO RECOVER ITS LAND AFTER YEARS OF CONFLICT
A community of indigenous Yukpa saw their land reduced to a third of what it once was due to violence and intimidation. Now Colombia’s Land Restitution Unit is helping the community return to their lands.