Uganda has threatened to kick out Oxfam after the British charity accused the government of complicity in violent land grabs for commercial gains, according to the interior ministry.
Two international organisations, Oxfam and Uganda Land Alliance (ULA), face de-registration for what government calls inciting violence over land issues.
- The Independent
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06 May 2012
The price for Alliance’s investigations into cases of land grabbing has been set so high that once paid it will become extremely risky for anyone to question the vices of land grabbing and forceful evictions of innocent citizens.
The latest issue of Farming Matters on a topic that is central to all small-scale farmers: land. Competition for land and power, and particularly the global increase of large scale land acquisitions, cause contestations about which land is rightfully owned and used by whom.
“Lo primero que identificamos es que en Colombia hay acaparamiento de tierras, vemos también es un fenómeno más agudo del que pensábamos”
"Il y a certainement des abus, j'en suis concient," dit Olivier Combastet, le directeur de Pergam Finance qui investit sur les terres argentines via sa structure Campos Orientales
- Le Figaro
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17 November 2011
Victims of "land grabbing" have joined 800 of the world's leading environment and development groups to press the UN to establish strong guidelines to protect communities affected by large-scale land investments.
- The Guardian
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14 October 2011
Millions of hectares of farmland are being sold or leased to foreigners to the detriment of farmers
- Daily Times
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12 October 2011
With famine hitting the horn of Africa, the European Parliament holds a full-day hearing on food security challenges in developing countries, looking at EU policies, sustainable farming, commodity speculation, land grab and other key food-related issues.
- European Parliament
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04 October 2011
Intermon Oxfam señala que desde 2001 una superficie equivalente al continente europeo ha sido enajenada a favor de inversores internacionales
- Crónica de Aragón
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26 September 2011
“As pessoas com direitos sobre a terra estão sendo prejudicadas diante das elites locais e dos investidores nacionais ou estrangeiros, pois carecem de poder para fazer valer seus direitos e defender seus interesses eficazmente”
- Correio do Brasil
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26 September 2011
Le porte-parole du Ministère des Affaires étrangères Hong Lei nie les affirmations d'Oxfam