As seen on The Hindu When the National Democratic Alliance government amended the land acquisition Act through an ordinance last week, it promised to set…
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The Phnom Penh Post: Almost all concessions hurt villagers: report
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Inter Press Service: “Indigenous Peoples Are the Owners of the Land” Say Activists at COP20
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