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14 Mar 2019

SOCFIN conflict: Send a letter to the President of Sierra Leone and other authorities calling for the unconditional release of all MALOA land defenders arrested and detained.

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One giant land grab Frontier | 12 Mar 2019

Myanmar's new land law amendment has its roots in a British colonial notion of “wasteland” that consciously undermines customary land claims of highland communities to the benefit of foreign investors and tax collectors.

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Human rights complaint filed to UK government against ethical sugar association Bonsucro IDI | 11 Mar 2019

Representatives of more than 700 Cambodian families who were violently displaced to make way for a sugar plantation have filed a formal complaint against Bonsucro, the sugar industry’s sustainability certification body, for breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

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Calling out the BS in BonSucro BHRRC | 11 Mar 2019

Unless these organizations are firmly held accountable to international human rights standards, they will not only fail to push their industries towards more responsible behavior, but they will become little more than window dressing for corporate misconduct.

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Socfin writes to 'Le Quotidien' Le Quotidien | 08 Mar 2019

The Luxembourgish daily publishes a letter from Socfin, a plantation company registered in Luxembourg, together with its own rectifications.

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Breaking the silence: Industrial oil palm and rubber plantations bring harassment, sexual violence and abuse against women GRAIN | 08 Mar 2019

On the 8th of March - International Women's Day – we join women across the world who are affected by the violent expansion of industrial oil palm and rubber plantations and who are calling for action to stop the harassment, sexual violence and abuse against women in and around plantations IMMEDIATELY!

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5 key takeaways from launch of ‘Making a Killing’ report Trocaire | 08 Mar 2019

Trócaire’s new report highlights how corporate greed is leading to land being taken, forests cut down, rivers poisoned. Those who stand up to defend their rights are being harassed, intimidated, even murdered.

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Global Witness celebrates agreement on EU investor due diligence Global Witness | 07 Mar 2019

European investors will now need to disclose the steps they have taken to address the adverse impact of their investment decisions, such as land grabbing

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Global land grab gathers pace Trócaire | 06 Mar 2019

Trócaire launches Lent campaign with new report 'Making a Killing' on global land grab

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Chinese banana plantations in Lao district leave locals with little land to farm Radio Free Asia | 05 Mar 2019

Concessions of land made by the government of Laos to Chinese banana farms are leaving villagers in one northern district without enough land of their own to feed their families, RFA sources say

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SOCFIN under scrutiny over alleged abuses and malpractices in Africa despite pledges to clean up its act IDM | 22 Feb 2019

Recent reports have shed light on land rights violations and other abuses allegedly committed by SOCFIN oil palm and rubber plantations against local communities in Africa.

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Au Cameroun, Greenpeace Afrique demande à Michelin, Goodyear, Continental et Bridgestone de rompre tout lien avec Sudcam Les Scoops d'Afrique | 11 mar 2019

Greenpeace Africa salue également le retrait de l'investissement du Fonds de pension norvégien accordé à Halycon Agri.

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Mali : Plus de 25 000 ha attribués à la diaspora de 2000 à nos jours Maliactu | 09 mar 2019

A ce jour, 25 280 hectares ont été attribués à des Maliens résidant dans plusieurs pays, les superficies attribuées variant de 5 à 5 000 ha.

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Socfin écrit au 'Quotidien' Le Quotidien | 08 mar 2019

Le journal luxembourgeois publie un courrier de la société Socfin, ainsi que des précisions de leur part.

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Tout propriétaire de terres rurales au Togo doit les mettre en valeur CommodAfrica | 08 mar 2019

Le gouvernement contraint « tout propriétaire d’un fonds de terre rural à le mettre en valeur sous peine de voir attribuer son exploitation à toute personne qui en fait la demande » à un moment où les investisseurs internationaux sont de plus en plus intéressés par le foncier africain.

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Briser le silence : violences à l’encontre des femmes à l’intérieur et autour des plantations industrielles de palmiers à huile et d’hévéas GRAIN | 08 mar 2019

Le 8 mars nous nous associons aux femmes impactées par l’expansion violente des plantations industrielles de palmiers à huile et d’hévéas qui appellent à l’action pour L’ARRÊT IMMÉDIAT du harcèlement, des violences sexuelles et des abus à leur encontre.

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En Birmanie, plusieurs millions de personnes risquent d'être chassées de leurs terres France Info | 08 mar 2019

Une loi sur les terres dites vacantes risque de faciliter la confiscation des terres par le gouvernement birman, qui pourrait ensuite les louer à des acteurs privés.

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Accaparement de terres et huile de palme en Sierra Leone FIAN Belgium | 07 mar 2019

FIAN Belgium publie un nouveau rapport "Accaparement de terres et huile de palme en Sierra Leone : analyse du cas SOCFIN à la lumière des droits humains".

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Defamatory vs defamation GRAIN | 06 mar 2019

Over the past few years, civil society groups have been drawn into a serious of legal actions to defend the rights of people to talk about what they see and experience as land grabbing and other abuses committed not only by multinational corporations in the agribusiness arena, but government authorities and local elites as well.

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Diffamatoire ou diffamation ? GRAIN | 06 mar 2019

Au cours des dernières années, des organisations de la société civile ont été impliqués dans une série d’actions juridiques pour défendre le droit des gens de s’exprimer sur ce qu’ils voient et vivent comme un accaparement des terres.

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Enquête sur Hubert Fabri RTBF | 06 mar 2019

Entretien avec Quentin Noirfalisse sur Soir Première

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