Muslim Women`s Access to Land & Property
With an estimated 2% of the land registered in the name of women globally, access to land for `the better half` of the world remains a challenge. Change requires shifting the mind set of women,
Published : 08 March 2014
Cyprus Votes to Sell off Assets
The Cypriot parliament has approved a roadmap for privatisations, averting a showdown with international lenders insisting on state sell-offs as part of a $13.77bn bailout package. In a show of hands on Tuesday, 30 politicians in
Published : 04 March 2014
National Union of Algerian Farmers Hold 8th Mtg.
ALGIERS—General Secretary of the National Union of Algerian Farmers (UNPA), Mohamed Alioui declared Saturday in Algiers that "peace and security recovery benefited the farmers after President Bouteflika helped end terrorism." Speaking during the works of the
Published : 01 March 2014
Nigeria: World Bank `Dragging its Feet` on Resettlement Package
A year after bulldozers razed the homes of 9,000 people in a community meant to benefit from a World Bank funded project in Lagos, the state government and the World Bank are failing miserably to
Published : 21 February 2014
Japan: Shadow of Olympics Evictions Looms Over Tokyo
While many people in Japan are happy with the country`s results of the Sochi Winter Olympics – notably, Ayumu Hirano, the youngest medal winner on the snowboard half pipe and Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan`s first Olympic
Published : 18 February 2014
Afghanistan: Returnees Still Face Eviction Risk
The International Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) has issued a new report reviewing cases of actual and threatened evictions of IDPs and refugee returnees from informal settlements in and around all the major Afghan cities where
Published : 11 February 2014
Kenya: Deeply Concerned about Attacks on Ogiek Activists
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) condemns the recent attack on a key Ogiek activist Adam Cheruiyot (not his real name) and his family after he resisted eviction from his land. He has also been threatened
Published : 03 February 2014
India: Coca-Cola Eviction from `Land-Grab` Site
The action to evict Coca-Cola comes as the result of an order (in Hindi) passed by the Tehsildar, the local revenue officer, in December 2013 after a official investigation carried out at the insistence of
Published : 29 January 2014
Uganda: 20 Families Threatened with Eviction
Tension is rising among residents of Kikongolo village, Kalungu District as more than 20 families are threatened with eviction from the land on which they have lived for decades. One of the people who face eviction,
Published : 29 January 2014
