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02/02/2012 10:37 AM
Africa: Weak Land Rights Fuel Potential for Conflicts - Experts
[AlertNet] The sell-off of prime land to buyers hungry for the developing world's natural resources risks sparking civil unrest unless governments and investors recognise the customary rights of millions of people who have toiled these areas for centuries, land rights experts said on Wednesday.

02/02/2012 04:18 PM
Asia Land Rights Activists Protest World Bank
Demonstrators say bank's agriculture investments principles aimed at protecting poor farmers instead encourage developer land grabs

01/31/2012 06:00 PM
Dharna to press for land rights
"The civic body is incurring huge losses as it is not able to collect holding tax from jamabandi households because of the ownership issue. On the other hand, these residents are enjoying all basic amenities, including roads, drains, drinking water and electricity, without shelling out a penny," chairman of the municipal council Amita Rakshit said.

02/01/2012 01:04 PM
Liberians: Land rights threatened by foreign firms
Residents say a Malaysian company has cleared thousands of acres of their land in western Liberia.

02/03/2012 12:28 PM
Africa land grabs 'could cause conflicts'
FREETOWN, Liberia, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The stampede by wealthy states for arable land across Africa and other developing regions could trigger a series of conflicts.

01/31/2012 09:50 AM
British Land Co PLC - Total Voting Rights
 The British Land Company PLC (the "Company") Voting Rights and Capital - UPDATED In conformity with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules' ongoing disclosure requirements for issuers, ...

02/01/2012 05:00 AM
Land Sec. Group Plc - Total Voting Rights
 LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL 1 February 2012 In accordance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Land Securities Group PLC confirms that, as at the close of business ...

02/02/2012 10:00 AM
Land Sec. Group Plc - Holding(s) in Company
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii Land Securities Group PLC 2 Reason for the ...

01/31/2012 07:16 PM
Desecration Of Graves Is Another Blow To Ancestral Land Rights
The Malaysian Bar is concerned by the recent reports of desecration of two Orang Laut of Seletar burial sites, in Kampung Bakar Batu and Kampung Sungai Tenom, near Johor Bahru.

02/01/2012 06:01 PM
Why Pakatan must defend native land rights
Keruah Usit PAS is the lynchpin of the Pakatan Rakyat. There can be no hope of a change in government over the next few years without a resounding PAS success in the national election. PAS has made considerable strides towards this goal of sharing federal government responsibilities with PKR and DAP. Pakatan, despite its myriad [...]

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