Tag: Land Rights
‘This Land is our Land’ grabs human rights festival film prize
‘This Land is our Land’; a documentary film that follows the struggles and experiences of five farmers from across Myanmar has won two domestic prizes at the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival held in Myanmar.
‘This Land is our Land’; a documentary film that follows the struggles and...
Land grabbing tops the list of rights violations
The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has received about 6,000 complaints since its inception in 2011, and most of them involve land confiscation by force.
“Most of the complaints are about land grabbing, as the complainants want to reclaim their land from the government and the military,” said Win Mya,...
Lynas Corp wins full mining licence in Malaysia despite protests
Protesters against the Lynas Advanced Material Plant (LAMP) operating in Kuantan, Malaysia face bleak days ahead after the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) granted the controversial plant a Full Operating State Licence (FOSL) after the Temporary Operating Licence (TOL) issued in 2012 expired Tuesday.
By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Sep...
Environmental Group Blasts Forest Council For Certifying Tainted Vietnam Company
Environmental advocacy group Global Witness on Wednesday criticized an international forest management council for giving recognition to a Vietnamese state-owned rubber company accused of grabbing land from villagers in Cambodia and Laos.
2014-09-10
Environmental advocacy group Global Witness on Wednesday criticized an international forest management council for giving recognition to a...
Suhakam Recognises Company That Upholds Human Rights Beyond CSR
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has clarified that its newly introduced Business Entity Award was to accord recognition to a business entity that has upheld human rights principles beyond their corporate social responsibility (CSR).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has...
Watchdog Objects To Certification of Rubber Company
The environmental watchdog Global Witness has filed a formal complaint with an international nonprofit called the Forest Stewardship Council, following the group’s certification of a Vietnamese rubber company accused of land grabs and forced evictions.
Sok Khemara,
VOA Khmer 11 September 2014
WASHINGTON DC— The environmental watchdog Global Witness has filed a...
‘Settle land dispute or else’
The head of the National Assembly’s top human rights commission has warned Banteay Meanchey’s provincial governor to settle a land dispute involving 230 disabled soldiers’ families from the province’s Malai district, saying he will be sacked if the matter is not settled within three months.
Tue, 16 September 2014 -...
Farmers face eviction in Mandalay
Twenty-eight farmers near Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Division, are facing eviction after years of property battles, villagers say.
Twenty-eight farmers near Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Division, are facing eviction after years of property battles, villagers say.
The Burmese military allegedly seized 18 acres of farmland in 2006 and 2007 to accommodate...
Lawmakers Call for Talks Over Lor Peang Land
The National Assembly’s Human Rights Committee has laid out its plan to mediate negations to settle a more than decade-long land dispute between villagers and a powerful development company in Kompong Chhnang province’s Lor Peang village.
By Kuch Naren | September 13, 2014
The National Assembly’s Human Rights Committee has laid...
Hydropower Not Worth the Trade-offs, Experts Warn
In Cambodia, a number of hydropower dams have already been constructed, and even more are on the way. But environmentalists warn the dams can have serious ecological and social impacts.
PHNOM PENH— In Cambodia, a number of hydropower dams have already been constructed, and even more are on the way....
