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Reuters: Violence hits Nicaraguan rainforest as land invasions mount

03 .05. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Reuters: Violence hits Nicaraguan rainforest as land invasions mount

As seen on Reuters   CREDIT: Mayangna community LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Leaders of Nicaragua's indigenous Mayangna community are battling an invasion of land…

Human Rights Violations in Guatemala – ILRC Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

03 .05. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Human Rights Violations in Guatemala – ILRC Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

Armstrong Wiggins” the Director of the Indian Law Resource Center in Washington”DC has written a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry” on…

Les Echos: Cameroun: “corruption” lors de l’acquisition de terres pour un projet américain (rapport)

02 .05. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Les Echos: Cameroun: “corruption” lors de l’acquisition de terres pour un projet américain (rapport)

Les Echos: Cameroun: “corruption” lors de l'acquisition de terres pour un projet américain (rapport)

The Hindu: Dalit activists announce two-day sit-in for land rights

02 .05. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

The Hindu: Dalit activists announce two-day sit-in for land rights

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AFP: Indonesia moves towards approving deforestation plan

02 .05. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

AFP: Indonesia moves towards approving deforestation plan

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has said it aims to approve within a month a plan that would free up vast swathes of protected virgin…

WSJ: A Priceless Asset For India’s Women

02 .05. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

WSJ: A Priceless Asset For India’s Women

                                            Photo: Daniel Berehulak/Getty…

Reuters: Exclusive: Resource Deals Audit Overshadows Liberia Anti-graft Push

01 .05. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Reuters: Exclusive: Resource Deals Audit Overshadows Liberia Anti-graft Push

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Forest Peoples Programme E-Newsletter: Safeguarding Human Rights in International Finance

30 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Forest Peoples Programme E-Newsletter: Safeguarding Human Rights in International Finance

Read more INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ EXPERIENCES WITH SAFEGUARDS: The experience of Asian indigenous peoples with the finance lending policies of international financial institutions: A select overview  Projects…

All Africa: Liberia 'We Made Mistakes' – Sirleaf Admits Missteps in Gvl Concession” Intervenes in Sinoe

30 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

All Africa: Liberia 'We Made Mistakes' – Sirleaf Admits Missteps in Gvl Concession” Intervenes in Sinoe

As posted on AllAfrica.com on 28 April 2013. President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's intervention in a long-running” controversial land saga in oil-palm rich Sinoe County has paved…

AllAfrica: African Governments Recognise Land Rights but Promote Landgrabbing

26 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

AllAfrica: African Governments Recognise Land Rights but Promote Landgrabbing

As seen on AllAfrica By Monde Kingsley Nfor” 25 April 2013 Yaoundé — Bordered by a rubber plantation in the west” a forestry plantation in…

The Guardian: Indigenous rights are the best defence against Canada's resource rush

26 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

The Guardian: Indigenous rights are the best defence against Canada's resource rush

Inter Press Service: Come Grab Our Land

25 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Inter Press Service: Come Grab Our Land

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Indian Nations  & Neighbors Launch Campaign  Commemorating 400th Anniversary of Two Row Wampum Treaty

24 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Indian Nations & Neighbors Launch Campaign Commemorating 400th Anniversary of Two Row Wampum Treaty

Canoe trip highlights campaign to raise awareness of treaty responsibilities” indigenous rights” and environmental concerns.

African Arguments: East African Communities Rising Against Land Acquisition

24 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

African Arguments: East African Communities Rising Against Land Acquisition

As seen on African Arguments. The Endoris” a minority community of about 60″ 000 people lives a precarious life in the North Rift Valley Kenya….

United Press Internationa: Colombia expuesta a sanciones por no cumplir normas ambientales

23 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

United Press Internationa: Colombia expuesta a sanciones por no cumplir normas ambientales

United Press Internationa: Colombia expuesta a sanciones por no cumplir normas ambientales

Amnesty International: India: Landmark Supreme Court ruling a great victory for indigenous rights

22 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Amnesty International: India: Landmark Supreme Court ruling a great victory for indigenous rights

As seen on Amnesty International The Dongria Kondh community has been fighting for the survival of their way of life for a decade Today’s ruling…

New documentary on Indonesian communuities as they “map their future” with oil palm

22 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

New documentary on Indonesian communuities as they “map their future” with oil palm

Terusan village in West-Kalimantan (Indonesia) on the island of Borneo is completely surrounded by oil palm. The villagers grow rice and rubber on their ancestral…

Elespectador.com: Colombia está expuesta a una sanción internacional

22 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Elespectador.com: Colombia está expuesta a una sanción internacional

Elespectador.com: Colombia está expuesta a una sanción internacional

The Guardian: Ireland’s Michael Higgins calls for land deal rules to tackle hunger

17 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

The Guardian: Ireland’s Michael Higgins calls for land deal rules to tackle hunger

As seen on The Guardian   In a hard-hitting speech” Ireland’s president calls for international framework to regulate land acquisitions in developing countries   Mark…

Voice of America:  Growing Pressure for Land Reform in Cameroon

16 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Voice of America: Growing Pressure for Land Reform in Cameroon

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ThinkAfricaPress: Who Owns the Land? Cameroon's Large-Scale Land-Grabs

15 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

ThinkAfricaPress: Who Owns the Land? Cameroon's Large-Scale Land-Grabs

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Al Jazeera:  'Quick-fix' development gives away more than it gets back

15 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Al Jazeera: 'Quick-fix' development gives away more than it gets back

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AlertNet: Q+A: Forest-tenure reform advances” but questions remain

12 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

AlertNet: Q+A: Forest-tenure reform advances” but questions remain

As seen on AlertNet By Barbara Fraser Source: CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research) Brazil nut harvesters in Puerto Maldonado” Peru. Photo courtesy of CIFOR/Gabriela…

Skoll World Forum debate: “How do we feed the world and still address the drivers of deforestation?”

11 .04. 2013   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Skoll World Forum debate: “How do we feed the world and still address the drivers of deforestation?”

As seen on redd-monitor By Chris Lang This week the 10th Skoll World Forum takes place at the Saïd Business School in Oxford. One of…

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