Tag: Land Rights
Myanmar’s agriculture undermined by land grabs and development projects
Mismanagement of land ownership and ‘land grab’ issues has hampered the ability of Myanmar to feed itself, members of the agricultural community told Mizzima on September 15.
Written by Naing Naing Zaw Published in Myanmar
Mismanagement of land ownership and ‘land grab’ issues has hampered the ability of Myanmar to feed...
Luisita peasants, youth activists laud ‘hooligans’ who hounded Aquino in New York
“We, the new generation of so-called hooligans, cannot condone hypocrisy and lies.” – League of Filipino Students -
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Peasants from Hacienda Luisita and youth activists praised the Filipino-Americans who stood up and questioned President Benigno S. Aquino III while he was delivering his keynote...
Thilawa SEZ Holdout Hit With Trespassing
The last holdout resident living in the Phase I area of the Thilawa special economic zone (SEZ) is facing trespassing charges after refusing to vacate his home on land designated for the project, located about 20 miles southeast of Rangoon.
By YEN SNAING / THE IRRAWADDY| Tuesday, September 30, 2014...
THAILAND: Intimidation and threatened eviction in southern Thailand
According to information provided by Protection International to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), human rights defenders and other members of the Klong Sai Pattana community in Surat Thani province have been intimidated and threatened with eviction from their homes and villages.
October 2, 2014
According to information provided by Protection...
Indigenous Peoples in South East Asia have bitter tales to tell
In the advent of 21st century, the South East Asia saw the tremendous advancement of science and technologies, fast-paced growth in industrialization, westernization, tremendous escalation in economy, development and to boast further, the governments in the region are preparing for the economic integration—free trade and movement by 2015.
In the...
THAILAND: Intimidation and threatened eviction in southern Thailand
The Asian Human Rights Commission is concerned that the in the general atmosphere of lawlessness created by the 22 May 2014 coup by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), very few avenues of protection remain for the human rights defenders and other community members in Klong Sai...
Cambodia: ICC preliminary examination requested into crimes stemming from mass land grabbing
A communication filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today alleges that widespread and systematic land grabbing conducted by the Cambodian ruling elite for over a decade amounts to a crime against humanity.
The communication contends that senior members of the Cambodian government, its security forces, and government-connected business leaders...
Thousands of Cambodians Petition Government to End Forced Evictions
About 3,000 Cambodians, many of them victims of land grabs, marched to parliament and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s residence on Monday in a bid to highlight the plight of the landless on World Habitat Day.
By Radio Liberty on October 6, 2014
About 3,000 Cambodians, many of them victims of land...
Asian Development Bank urged to shelve loan for power grid in Sarawak ― International Rivers
Environmental and human rights groups from Malaysia and internationally are calling on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to shelve a proposal to loan up to US$45 million (RM147 million) for building the “Trans-Borneo Power Grid” (transmission lines) in Sarawak, Malaysia.
OCTOBER 8 ― Environmental and human rights groups from Malaysia...
International report criticises ANZ over financing of Cambodian plantation
ANZ's decision to finance a Cambodian sugar plantation that forced more than 100 families off their own land has been criticised by an international human rights investigation.
ANZ's decision to finance a Cambodian sugar plantation that forced more than 100 families off their own land has been criticised by an...
