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18 Feb 2021
Sign the petition: The inhabitants of Mwingi and Bolesa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo need our help: Local activists were jailed after a protest against PHC, a palm oil company. We demand their release and an end to violence and land grabbing. |
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Independent complaints panel finds Golden Veroleum liable of destroying Liberia’s forests FPA | 17 Feb 2021
The company is also found to have violated the land and cultural rights of local communities, including the right to free prior and informed consent and social requirements on basic needs and grievance and remedy.
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‘Hungry’ palm oil, pulpwood firms behind Indonesia land-grab spike: Report Mongabay | 17 Feb 2021
Land conflicts in Indonesia escalated in 2020, with palm oil and pulpwood companies taking advantage of movement restrictions to expand aggressively, according to a new report.
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Interview with Gilbert Lokombu Limela, President of the Civil Society of Basoko (Lokutu side) RIAO-RDC | 15 Feb 2021
President of the Civil Society of Basoko (Lokutu side) denounces the recent arrests and police violence following peaceful protests against the oil palm plantation company PHC.
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Rights group wants continued boycott of Kakuzi produce The Standard | 15 Feb 2021
The Kenya Human Rights Commission wants the Murang’a County Assembly to block any plans to renew the land leases held by Kakuzi until claims on historical land injustices are resolved.
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SOMO welcomes settlement between British agribusiness giant and Kenyan claimants SOMO | 14 Feb 2021
British colonial plantation company producing food for UK supermarkets settles claims with victims of horrific abuses in Kenya - rape, murder and beatings - but refuses to address the issue of land.
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Campesinos evicted in times of crisis Honduras CNTC Honduras | 14 Feb 2021
On February 5th, armed Honduran National Police forcibly evicted the campesino groups, Unidos al Campo and Mujeres y Hombres de Fe from land they recuperated and began working over 12 years ago.
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DR Congo: RIAO-RDC calls for the immediate release of four leaders from the community of Mwingi who were arrested after a peaceful protest against the oil palm plantation company PHC RIAO-RDC | 14 Feb 2021
The oil palm plantation company PHC is funded by European and US development banks and companies.
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Paraguayan Chaco: the next frontier in global institutional agri investment GAI | 12 Feb 2021
Birdwood, based in Asunción and managed by JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs alum, has hand-picked a 140,000-hectare, contiguous, world-class beef and grains aggregation in a zone of the Paraguayan Chaco.
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Fresh violence in Kiryandongo as a project affected family head narrowly survived death Witness Radio | 11 Feb 2021
Since evictions started in 2017, communities have faced acts of violence meted against them by multinational companies from sexual violence against women, torture, beating, kidnap to illegal arrest and detention.
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Phatisa Food Fund 2 reaches $143 million final close from DFI commitments FinDev Canada | 04 Feb 2021
CDC Group, Norfund, Finnfund, FinDev Canada and BIO invest in Phatisa's second African agribusiness fund, even as Phatisa's first DFI-supported fund, the African Agriculture Fund, remains embroiled in land conflicts.
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Argentina’s land laws stifle sustainable agriculture Diálogo Chino | 12 Jan 2021
Argentina’s land laws have meant increasingly concentrated land ownership and leasing to profit-oriented companies who care little for long-term sustainability.
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Land grabs victims in Uganda form a movement to fight for their rights Witness Radio | 07 Dec 2020
Communities affected by land grabbing from different parts of Uganda have formed a movement to fight for food sovereignty while pushing back on land grabs by multinational agribusiness companies and individual investors.
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1500 cattle keepers stranded after agricultural company bans grazing on Maruzi ranch The Cooperator | 23 Nov 2020
In 2019, the government allocated 54 square miles of Maruzi Ranch land to Hillside Agricultural Investment Ltd under a 50-year lease, to be used for the establishment of Palm Oil production.
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Signez la pétition : Plusieurs habitants de Mwingi et de Bolesa ont été arrêtés après une manifestation contre l’entreprise d’huile de palme PHC au Congo. Nous exigeons leur libération immédiate et la fin de la violence, de l’accaparement des terres et de la criminalisation à l’encontre des habitants. |
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RDC: Entretien avec Gilbert Lokombu Limela, Président de la société civile Basoko (rive Lokutu) RIAO-RDC | 16 fev 2021
Le président de la société civile Basoko (rive Lokutu) dénonce les récentes arrestations et violences policières suite aux protestations pacifiques contre la société de plantation de palmiers à huile PHC.
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RDC: le Projet Parc Agro industriel de N'kundi va accaparer au moins 100.000 ha des terres coutumières dans la vallée de Luala (rapport) Actualité.cd | 15 fev 2021
La société civile alerte sur l'accaparement d'au moins 100.000 ha des terres coutumières par le Projet Parc Agro industriel de N'kundi dans la vallée de Luala au Kongo Central (RDC) à la frontière avec la République du Congo.
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RD Congo : Le RIAO-RDC demande la libération immédiate de quatre leaders de la communauté de Mwingi qui ont été arrêtés après une manifestation pacifique contre la société de plantation de palmiers à huile PHC RIAO-RDC | 14 fev 2021
RIAO-RDC exige que les institutions financières de développement occidentales qui financent la société PHC agissent pour mettre fin à ces genres d'atrocités.
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Desalojos en tiempo de crisis Honduras CNTC Honduras | 15 feb 2021
El 5 de febrero, unidades armadas de la Policía Nacional de Honduras desalojaron por la fuerza a los grupos campesinos Unidos al Campo y Mujeres y Hombres de Fe de las tierras que los campesinos recuperaron y comenzaron a trabajar hace más de 12 años.
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Paraguay, Alto Paraná: Campesinos de Toryvete denuncian venta de tierras públicas Última Hora | 10 feb 2021
Marcial Acosta, uno de los líderes de la comunidad, informó que se dirigirán hasta Asunción para seguir con sus reclamos ya que en vez de proveerles de tierras, funcionarios realizan la venta de propiedades públicas a extranjeros.
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