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Guarani-Kaiowa Land Dispute: Brazil Judge Suspends Eviction Of Indians

Published in Thursday November 1st, 2012 In In the media

A judge has suspended an order to evict 170 Indians from a plot in southwestern Brazil they say is ancestral land. Federal judge Cecilia Mello says the Guarani-Kaiowa Indians can remain on the 2.5-acre (1 hectare) plot they occupied about 10 years ago until authorities decide if they or ranchers are the rightful owners.

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No more excuses for EU inaction on Cambodian exports tainted by land grabbing

Published in Thursday November 1st, 2012 In Social movement news

October 30, 2012 The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 26 October which calls on the European Commission to “investigate the escalation of human rights abuses in Cambodia.” The resolution points to the cause of this escalation being clearly tied to economic land concessions or land […]

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Project to Shelter 1600 in Namibia

Published in Wednesday October 31st, 2012 In In the media

October 30, 2012 The Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo, last week officially turned the sod for the construction of the envisioned new township to be known as Ekuku on the outskirts of Oshakati. The project will cost government approximately N$200 million, housing close to 1 600 specifically low-income […]

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Japan’s tsunami reconstruction money spent on unrelated projects as communities struggle

Published in Tuesday October 30th, 2012 In In the media

October 30, 2012 Japan’s government says about a quarter of its budget for reconstruction after the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster has been spent on unrelated projects, including subsidies for a contact lens factory and research whaling. The audit documents released last week buttress complaints over shortcomings in the reconstruction effort. More than half […]

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Land deals in Africa have led to a wild west – bring on the sheriff, says FAO

Published in Monday October 29th, 2012 In In the media

October 29, 2012 Food and Agriculture Organisation chief José Graziano da Silva demands high noon on land grabs that jeopardise food security Amid warnings that land deals are undermining food security, the head of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has compared “land grabs” in Africa to the “wild west”, saying a “sheriff” is needed […]

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Inner Mongolia: ‘We Strongly Demand The Return Of Our Sacred Land’

Published in Monday October 29th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 10, 2012 Herders from Inner Mongolia, who rely on grazing herds to make a living, were protesting the “illegal leasing” of land by local government officials to large corporations. According to a previous report by the SMHRIC, the Chinese government is currently in the process of forcing three ethnic minority groups to abandon the […]

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Brazil’s indigenous fight for their land

Published in Monday October 29th, 2012 In In the media

October 28, 2012 In an open letter, the indigenous Guarani-Kaiowa tribe of Brazil has asked for their collective death in order to avoid expulsion from their land. They are up against the agriculture lobby and facing an uphill battle. Members of the Guarani-Kaiowa, Brazil’s second largest indigenous group, wrote an to the government, stating they […]

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The Brazilian government must immediately suspend the eviction of indigenous community

Published in Monday October 29th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 26, 2012 The Brazilian authorities must immediately suspend a court order to evict 170 Guarani–Kaiowá indigenous people from a portion of their ancestral lands, Amnesty International said after the community pledged to die together rather than be forced off their territory. Some 170 people – including 70 children – from the Pyelito Kue/Mbarakay community […]

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Occupy the DC Council: A Homeless and Poor People’s Town Hall Meeting

Published in Monday October 29th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 29, 2012 Homeless advocates, non-profits and the faith-based community from DC will mobilize at least 1,000 homeless people – abused mothers with their children, working men who can’t afford housing, disabled people, veterans and the mentally ill – to demand that the mayor and the DC Council end homelessness. Not by accident during the […]

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Food Security Linked to Land Reform in South Africa

Published in Wednesday October 24th, 2012 In In the media

October 23rd, 2012 Government cannot talk about improving food security without referring to land reform, President Jacob Zuma told members of the African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) at a gala dinner on Monday. “In 2009, we made a commitment to transfer 30 percent of the 82 million hectares of agricultural land which was […]

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