Liberia

Liberia: UK company risks closure
- New Democrat
- 27 May 2014
Equatorial Palm Oil Ltd risks closure as member of Grand Bassa County legislative caucus lobbies to ensure that the operations of the company be halted due to allegations of land grabs.
Small community in Liberia stands strong against land grabbing
- Radio Mundo Real
- 14 May 2014
Interview with Silas Siakor about how the determined people of the Jogbahn Clan, together with the pressure of national and international organisations, are trying to stop a UK palm oil company from grabbing their lands.
Accaparement des terres au Libéria: Dites à Equatorial Palm Oil que NON signifie NON!
- WRM
- 13 May 2014
Une communauté au Libéria lutte pour garder ses terres. Une entreprise anglaise d’huile de palme veut en prendre possession sans en avoir la permission.
Resistencia en Liberia contra acaparamiento de tierras representa advertencia para conferencia Africana sobre inversiones
- Amigos de la Tierra
- 07 May 2014
Amigos de la Tierra Liberia advierten a los gobiernos e inversionistas que todas las inversiones deben respetar los derechos de las comunidades y su propiedad sobre las tierras.
Liberia – RSPO’s inability to address root causes of the conflict related to Sime Darby’s operations
- WRM
- 07 May 2014
For the affected communities, this is a story of bad rather than “best practices”, an experience in which their “aspirations” as “stakeholders” were not at all addressed.
When our land is free, we’re all free
- SDI
- 07 May 2014
Liberia's Jogbahn Clan and other communities are resisting the corporate takeover of their land and they are winning. All over Africa people are sending a clear message to their governments; stop selling Africa to corporations.
Film: The Jogbahn Clan
- FOEi
- 06 May 2014
In Liberia, the Jogbahn Clan have been fighting against a palm oil company grabbing their land.
Resistance to Liberia landgrabs a warning to Africa investment conference
- FOEi
- 06 May 2014
The recent overturning of UK company Equatorial Palm Oil’s access to customary land in Liberia is a warning to all governments and investors that they must respect communities’ rights and ownership of land.
Palm oil industry struggles to build trust in rights pledges
- Reuters
- 23 April 2014
In Indonesia alone, there are some 4,000 land conflicts between palm oil companies and local people, which can take years to be resolved in court.
Willful blindness at the World Bank
- Oakland Institute
- 10 April 2014
As the spring meetings of the World Bank get under way, 180 organizations demand that the World Bank end its Doing Business rankings and its support of the rampant theft of land and resources from some of the world’s poorest people.
L'aveuglement volontaire de la Banque Mondiale
- Oakland Institute
- 10 April 2014
Alors que les réunions de printemps de la Banque Mondiale vont s’ouvrir, 180 groupes demandent que la Banque mette fin à ses classements Doing Business et à ses activités soutenant l’accaparement des terres et des ressources naturelles.
L’expansion des plantations d’huile de palme stoppée au Liberia
- Basta!
- 27 Mar 2014
Des villageois ont fait reculer de puissantes multinationales, et cela se passe au Liberia.