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Bangladesh: Separate land commission for plain land indigenous people demanded

Date: March 10th 2016

Source: Dhaka Tribune


Speakers at a token hunger strike yesterday demanded a separate land commission for indigenous people living in plain lands.


The hunger strike was organised by Bangladesh Adivasi Forum, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Citizens’ Committee and CHT Headman Network at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital.


Kenya: Leaders Urge Women to Take Up Leadership On International Women's Day

By: Samuel Karanja and Jacqueline Kubania
Date: March 8th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Daily Nation

Even though the country has made significant gains in empowering women, female genital mutilation (FGM), rape and domestic violence remain some of the biggest threats that girls and women face daily.

Speaking during the International Women's Day celebrations at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, women leaders were in agreement that more still needs to be done to safeguard women's rights.

Securing Women’s Land and Property Rights: A Critical Step to Address HIV, Violence, and Food Security

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2014
Global

In many parts of the world, women’s rights to land and property are systematically denied. Women have fewer or less secure rights than men, and discriminatory attitudes and practices undermine them. This leaves many women vulnerable, and almost entirely dependent on the men in their lives for basic economic survival. 


Dependance on men can lead to entrapment in abusive relationships, less control over sexual relations, and less ability to produce food or secure food.


Making sense of land statistics and gender

Multimedia
January, 2016
Global

New infographic by FAO and PIM on the correct use of land ownership statistics


“Making sense of Land, Statistics and Gender”, a new infographic by the Gender and Land Rights database (GLRD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) explores the correct use of land ownership statistics (ownership understood in a broad sense beyond individual property rights) and highlights how gender can influence land rights. 


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