Land Day: 17 Fallen in 2018, as the 6 in 1976
In Palestine, "the Return March" is emerging, and Israel is killing the demonstrators. Three thousand occupation soldiers deployed in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip with orders to fire live bullets. Thousands of
Published : 30 March 2018
USA: Alaska Natives Continue Land Fight
Alaska’s landless communities continue fight for land Representatives of five Southeast Alaska communities continue their fight for recognition under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. But they’re still facing opposition. It’s been almost a half-century since Congress
Published : 27 March 2018
Smallholder Farmers` Rights are Women`s Rights
Most farms in developing and least developed countries are small, generally plots of less than two hectares of land. Smallholder farmers manage over 80% of the world’s estimated 500 million small farms and provide over
Published : 20 March 2018
Zimbabwe: Youths Face Eviction from Chegutu Mine
Over 6,000 members of the Danangwe District Youth in Mining Cooperative (DDYMC) in Chegutu East face an uncertain future after mining firm, Breckridge Investments ordered the artisanal miners to stop operations at Giant Mine. The miners
Published : 13 March 2018
IPC for Food Sovereignty Meets
On 12 March 2018, the General Meeting of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) has started in Cape Town. The IPC Sovereignty is an autonomous and self-organised global platform of small-scale food producers
Published : 12 March 2018
Land Haunts Germany`s Namibia Genocides
Land haunts Germany`s effort to atone for Africa genocide OKAHANDJA, Namibia—Namibia’s Herero people are heartened that Germany is keen to atone for the genocide of their ancestors, but they expect something Berlin says it is not
Published : 07 March 2018
DR Congo: Terror in Ituri
Over sixty people killed, thousands of houses burned down and more than 100,000 displaced people, including 42,000 refugees in neighbouring Uganda. Those are the consequences so far of the violence in the northeastern Ituri province
Published : 05 March 2018
South Africa: Confiscating White Farmers` Lands
South Africa‘s parliament has passed a motion that could lead to the seizure of land from white farmers without paying them compensation. Passed by an overwhelming majority of 241 votes to 83 votes against, the proposal
Published : 01 March 2018
India: A New Report on Forced Eviction
At a press conference held in Delhi on 23 February, Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), India released a new study titled, `Forced Evictions in India in 2017: An Alarming National Crisis.` The study presents data and findings on
Published : 28 February 2018
