Belgium

Land grabbing for palm oil in Sierra Leone
- FIAN Belgium
- 21 February 2019
FIAN Belgium publishes a new report "Land Grabbing for Palm Oil in Sierra Leone : Analysis of the SOCFIN Case from a Human Rights Perspective".
Sierra Leone: turning towards agri-business
- BBC
- 19 February 2019
The BBC's Hassan Arouni speaks to Sierra Leone's foreign minister Dr. Alie Kabba about the violent crackdown in Pujehun district against people protesting the unjust seizure of their land for large-scale agribusiness
Sierra Leone: Aftermath of Malen killing - rights groups exonerate Hon. Sama, others
- Concord Times
- 07 February 2019
Report calls on SOCFIN to comply with the request by affected communities and MALOA for a fair, transparent, effective and independent conflict resolution mechanism to review the land lease agreements and find a long-term resolution to the land conflict.
CSOs urged gov’t to probe Sahn Malen killing
- Concord Times
- 01 February 2019
Sierra Leone Land Rights Defenders say SOCFIN's land acquisition in Malen has resulted in serious conflict with local landowners, who face intimidation and harassment for defending their land rights and challenging the company.
Land rights defenders condemn gross human rights abuses in Sahn Malen
- SiLNoRF et al
- 31 January 2019
Proponents of land rights in Sierra Leone note with grave concern the human rights violations against members of the Malen Affected Landowners and users Association who were dispossessed of their land by the agro–based multinational SOCFIN.
Civil society groups welcome decision of development bank complaints panel to proceed with complaint from DR Congo communities against palm oil company
- RIAO-RDC et al.
- 15 January 2019
A step forward to resolve a long-standing land conflict with PHC, a subsidiary of Feronia Inc
Les groupes de la société civile accueillent favorablement la décision d'une banque de développement de donner suite à la plainte déposée par des communautés de la RDC contre une société d’huile de palme
- RIAO RDC et al.
- 15 January 2019
Cela signifie un pas en avant pour résoudre un conflit foncier de longue date avec les Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC), une filiale de la société canadienne, Feronia Inc.
Les plantations de la discorde
- Le Vif/L'Express
- 22 November 2018
Des ONG et des communautés locales critiquent Feronia et son apport réel en matière de développement.
Des communautés de la RDC déposent une plainte auprès d’une banque de développement allemande pour résoudre un conflit foncier centenaire avec une société d’huile de palme
- RIAO-RDC et al
- 07 November 2018
Neuf communautés de la RDC ont déposé une plainte auprès de la banque de développement allemande DEG
DRC communities file complaint with German development bank to resolve century-old land conflict with palm oil company
- RIAO-RDC et al
- 07 November 2018
The communities of the DR Congo want a resolution to a land conflict that dates back to the Belgian colonial period with a palm oil company that is currently being financed by a consortium of European development banks led by DEG.
ING vs ONG: Des investissements bancaires nuisibles aux droits humains
- RTBF
- 27 October 2018
« Ce qui est sûr, c’est que pour nous, l’autorégulation ne fonctionne pas. »
Environmentalists accuse ING of 'greenwashing' at Brussels demo
- Euronews
- 23 October 2018
One of the more specific projects targeted by the activists involves the palm oil company SocFin, which is active in Sierra Leone.