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Traité "Entreprises et droits humains" : l'appel de la société civile ne peut rester sans réponse de la part de l'Europe

Fassia et Joseph sont venus de Sierra Leone pour témoigner d'abus impliquant l'entreprise agroindustrielle belgo-luxembourgeoise SOCFIN.
Landgrabbing, illicit finance and corporate crime: an update

GRAIN recently learned that several cases of land grabbing have been prosecuted in the courts, or been acted upon by national authorities, and so we have compiled a short update on these developments.
Caravane en vue contre l’accaparement des terres par les nantis

La caravane débutera en Guinée, passera par la Côte d’Ivoire, le Ghana, le Togo et prendra fin au Bénin. Dans chaque pays les organisateurs posteront des recommandations au gouvernement.
IFC likely to extend $10m debt to Phoenix Commodities’ Kazakhstan project

Phoenix Fruits, a subsidiary of Phoenix Commodities, the global Indian agri-business giant, is in the process of securing several greenfield sites for fruit production in Kazakhstan
County government denies leasing Yala swamp to West Kenya Sugar Company

Siaya county government has not surrendered the Yala swamp to a private sugar milling company as alleged by a section of the media, the county director of communications, Jerry Ochieng has said.
Banco Mundial—FMI Culpables de Promover el Acaparamiento de Tierra, Incrementar la Desigualdad

“Reunión anual en Bali esta semana es tan sólo un engaño para tapar la negligencia criminal de los intereses del pueblo” dicen campesinxs.”
ANZ bank issued rare rebuke by Australian oversight body

ANZ Banking Group violated its own policies and international human rights standards by providing 40 million $ loan to a Cambodian sugar company that seized land from local farmers, according to a statement released by Australian government body that monitors corporate behavior overs.
Mali : Le projet agropole de Morila voit le jour

Un centre agrobusiness sera développé sur 1 400 ha de terres appartenant aux communautés
How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflicts

The elite university has quietly become one of the largest owners of farmland in the world, according to a new report by GRAIN, an international nonprofit supporting small farmers, and Brazil-based Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
Le Cameroun va importer 100 000 tonnes d’huile de palme brute du Gabon et de l’Indonésie

Malgré les grands projets menés par des investisseurs étrangers, la production d'huile de palme stagne au Cameroun

Les affrontements informationnels autour du projet ProSavana au Mozambique

La mobilisation de la société civile contre ProSavana est inédite et ne doit pas masquer la réalisation d’autres projets, comme l’illustre l’ampleur du développement du marché de l’éthanol.

22 Oct 2018 Infoguerre

Traité "Entreprises et droits humains" : l'appel de la société civile ne peut rester sans réponse de la part de l'Europe

Fassia et Joseph sont venus de Sierra Leone pour témoigner d'abus impliquant l'entreprise agroindustrielle belgo-luxembourgeoise SOCFIN.

22 Oct 2018 Le Vif

Accaparement des terres, corruption et crime industriel : mise à jour

GRAIN a appris récemment que plusieurs cas d'accaparement des terres ont donné lieu à des poursuites en justice ou des actions menées par les autorités des pays concernés. Nous avons donc décidé de présenter une brève mise à jour des derniers développements.

17 Oct 2018 GRAIN

Landgrabbing, illicit finance and corporate crime: an update

GRAIN recently learned that several cases of land grabbing have been prosecuted in the courts, or been acted upon by national authorities, and so we have compiled a short update on these developments.

17 Oct 2018 GRAIN

Dirty deals threaten Kenya's food security, report says

A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit says land grabs are another common mechanism of corruption threatening Kenya's food security, citing instances where backdoor deals were used to secure land.

17 Oct 2018 Business Daily

Fate of troubled Karuturi to be known December

Kenya's Court of Appeal is in December expected to determine if Karuturi will pay Sh1.8 billion contested debt to Stanbic Bank before the dispute before High Court is determined.

16 Oct 2018 Nation

New report highlights human rights abuses caused by SABL land grab

The SABL Land Grab: Papua New Guinea’s Ongoing Human Rights Scandal, a new report published by ACT NOW! and UK based charity, War on Want highlights the devastating impacts on people living in rural communities and gives a voice to those who have suffered the illegal loss of their land to logging and oil-palm plantations.

15 Oct 2018 ActNow PNG

Ndiawdoune rejette le canal du PDIDAS : les populations fustigent « la méthode « solidaire et discriminatoire » du projet

La construction d’un futur canal reliant Makhana et Ndiawsir provoque l’ire des populations qui sonnent la résistance contre le Projet pour le développement inclusif et durable de l'agrobusiness au Sénégal

15 Oct 2018 Ndar Info

Int’l mission decries state neglect, rights violations in Cambodia land dispute with Chinese company

International groups submitted to the United Nations (UN) officials the results of an independent international fact-finding mission in Cambodia that found local and national authorities are facilitating the land grabbing of a Chinese company in Preah Vihear province.

14 Oct 2018 PCFS

Caravane en vue contre l’accaparement des terres par les nantis

La caravane débutera en Guinée, passera par la Côte d’Ivoire, le Ghana, le Togo et prendra fin au Bénin. Dans chaque pays les organisateurs posteront des recommandations au gouvernement.

12 Oct 2018 Le Temps

IFC likely to extend $10m debt to Phoenix Commodities’ Kazakhstan project

Phoenix Fruits, a subsidiary of Phoenix Commodities, the global Indian agri-business giant, is in the process of securing several greenfield sites for fruit production in Kazakhstan

12 Oct 2018 Deal Street Asia

County government denies leasing Yala swamp to West Kenya Sugar Company

Siaya county government has not surrendered the Yala swamp to a private sugar milling company as alleged by a section of the media, the county director of communications, Jerry Ochieng has said.

11 Oct 2018 KNA

Banco Mundial—FMI Culpables de Promover el Acaparamiento de Tierra, Incrementar la Desigualdad

“Reunión anual en Bali esta semana es tan sólo un engaño para tapar la negligencia criminal de los intereses del pueblo” dicen campesinxs.”

11 Oct 2018 La Vía Campesina

ANZ bank issued rare rebuke by Australian oversight body

ANZ Banking Group violated its own policies and international human rights standards by providing 40 million $ loan to a Cambodian sugar company that seized land from local farmers, according to a statement released by Australian government body that monitors corporate behavior overs.

11 Oct 2018 IDI