land rights

Cyclone Sidr : After one year, more than a million still struggling

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:39:54 +0000

Almost one year after Cyclone Sidr ravaged southern Bangladesh last November 15, killing more than 3,000 people and leaving millions homeless, more than one million survivors are str

Philippines: A battle of mines

Ian McClelland — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:03:03 +0000

Juanita Cut-ing remembers the day when two armed solders came to her home, accompanied by mining company representatives and tried to force her to sell her land.

Oxfam’s reaction to EU biofuels vote: Important first step but must go much further

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:16:26 +0000

Oxfam welcomed today’s vote by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE committee) to reduce the EU’s ambitious targets for biofuels in transport fuel but wou

Ghana: An activist works to protect her community

Ian McClelland — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:48:11 +0000

Joanna Manu did not expect to get arrested when she went to work one morning last year.

Ghana: Locals learn to defend their rights against companies

Elena Cornellana — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:54:42 +0000

Farmers in Ghana talk candidly about the impact of gold mining on their communities and how—with education about their human rights-—they can hold mining companies and th

The Tsunami Two Years On: Land Rights in Aceh

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:24:21 +0000

Two years ago the tsunami devastated the Indonesian province of Aceh. A huge amount of rebuilding has been done but thousands of the poorest Acehnese families have yet to be re-housed.

Over 25,000 landless families in Aceh still waiting for new land and homes, Oxfam warns

Alex Segrt — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:14:34 +0000

Over 25,000 poor and landless families in Aceh, Indonesia are missing out on the rebuilding programme and have yet to be re-housed nearly two years after the tsunami washed away thei