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26/04/2012
We are shocked and devastated to learn of the killing of Chut Wutty, Director of environmental watchdog Natural Resource Protection Group (NPRG), in Cambodia today. Wutty was reportedly shot by members of the Military Police while engaged in field research into...
26/03/2012
Michael Taylor, Programme Manager Global Policy and Africa sheds light on the unfair legal system that enables land to be acquired via suspect methods at the expense of the rural poor.
20/03/2012
Michael Taylor, ILC Programme Manager, Global Policy and Africa was featured in Italia Oggi on the Voluntary Guidelines negotiations that took place at the beginning of March. These negotiations have been concluded and the approval will take place in May 2012.
16/03/2012
ILC’s Director, Madiodio Niasse was featured in the quarterly issue of UNESCO’s newsletter ‘A World of Science’ on a topic that is central to all: the phenomenon of large-scale foreign land acquisitions and investments. From Sudan to the South Pacific, the rush for land is...
03/02/2012
ILC member, COLARP (Nepal) in collaboration with NCCR North-South published a policy brief on land reform in South Asia. Land is a vital asset in South Asian agrarian societies, as it determines the overall socio-economic, political, and cultural status of individuals and...
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