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News - Land Rights

Indigenous rights affect a third of land in emerging-economy deals - study

19th Sep 2013
At least one out of every three hectares of land licensed for commercial exploitation in emerging economies overlaps with land to which indigenous communities have a claim, according to ercent RRI study. (Rowling / Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Honduras grants land to indigenous group, in bid to help it protect forests

13th Sep 2013
The Honduran government has granted more than 7 percent of its territory to the indigenous Miskito communities who live on the land, an initiative intended to help them protect their forests. (New York Times)

Palm cultivators sentenced for causing forced displacement in Curvaradó

5th Sep 2013
Due to the tireless work of the Inter-Church Commision for Justice and Peace and the courage of the communities that they represent, some of the palm cultivators who directly benefited from the human rights violations in the Chocó area, are now being brought to justice (ABColombia)

Plans to evict Botswana Bushmen revealed by leaked report

15th Aug 2013
Survival International has obtained detailed plans for the forced relocation of Bushmen by a local council in western Botswana, despite a recent High Court order prohibiting their forced eviction and central government assurances that no evictions would take place. (Survival International)

Brazil’s Indigenous Demand ‘No More Dams’

26th Jul 2013
The fight continues between the Brazilian government pushing to bring another hydroelectric dam to the Tapajós river basin in the Brazilian Amazon and the indigenous Munduruku people who live there. (Luciane Salles / Global Voices)

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