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Show Me Your Palms, Sister

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Landesa

By Swati Bhattacharjee – a chief reporter-district 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 a …
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Jen Duncan

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Inspiration from Kenya

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jen Duncan

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

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Ailey Kaiser Hughes

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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