Wall Street Journal Cites Landesa Research

October 19, 2012 —  The Wall Street Journal references Landesa in the article, “China Faces Tough Choice on Growth” regarding compensation farmers receive from their land being expropriated. The article was also the lead story in the Wall Street Journal China edition, elevating the importance of land rights in China. | Link to article at wsj.com

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Show Me Your Palms, Sister

By Swati Bhattacharjee – a chief reporter for the Bengali newspaper “Ananda Bazar Patrika.” This is an excerpt from her original article which was published as an Op-ed in Bengali on 14th April. Two women in West Bengal, India broke …
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Jen Duncan

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Inspiration from Kenya

My name is Jen Duncan and I’m a senior attorney at Landesa. People often ask me, “I think I understand land rights but what exactly do you guys do at Landesa?”The words that I’m about to share will  hopefully  provide …
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Ailey Kaiser Hughes

Bride Kidnapping and Land Rights in Rural Kyrgyzstan

Nazgul, then 19, was refilling cups of tea at the roadside café where she worked when three young men arrived. She served them and returned to the kitchen. When she reemerged, the men grabbed and carried her to their car. …
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