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Residents of Narmada Valley protest forced evictions prior to adequate resettlement and rehabilitation

Lok Shakti Abhiyan joined the wider leadership of the National Alliance of Peoples Movements (NAPM) to call on...

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Asian regional dialogue on women’s rights and natural resources

ESCR-Net member IWRAW-AP together with Cambodian Women’s Crisis Centre and Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC), co-organized a “...

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WFF and WFFP statement on the SDGs and the UN’s Ocean Conference

National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO), as a member of the World Forum of Fishers and World Forum of Fishers People, representing over 20...

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ESCR-Net members and allies promote the rights of peasants, fishers and other rural peoples in UN negotiations

FIAN International, together with ESCR-Net members the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP)...

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New publication on the obligation of the EU to prevent land grabbing

With business self-regulation and corporate social responsibility schemes proving to be insufficient for addressing land grabbing-related human rights issues, a ...

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African Court delivered landmark judgment on Ogiek community land rights case

The African Court on Human and Peoples Rights, at its 45th session on 26 May 2017 in Arusha, has ruled in favor of the Ogiek indigenous peoples in their claim against the Kenyan government, for consistent violations and denial of their land rights. The Court held,...

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Social movements demand definitive withdrawal of mining project in Colombia

On April 28, 2017, the South African Company AngloGold Ashanti issued a press release regarding the mining project “La Colosa” in the town of Cajamarca, department of Tolima, Colombia. The press release announced their decision to stop all project activities, and...

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OCDH documents rights violations by mining projects in the Congo

The Observatoire Congolais Des Droits de l'Homme (OCDH) published a ...

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Indigenous leaders and rights advocates gather in New York

Several ESCR-Net members attended the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) for its sixteenth session in New York City between 24 April and 5 May. During that time, members came together several times to share experiences about...

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Advances in land rights cases involving indigenous communities in Paraguay

Paraguayan organization Tierraviva a los Pueblos Indígenas del Chaco recently became more optimistic regarding the possibility of achieving new...

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