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The Victims of Salaminita: The road to land restitution in Colombia
This post originally appeared on Place. By Adriana Ortiz-Serrano For the 263 residents of Salaminita, a village near Colombia’s Caribbean
To meet global development goals, protect women’s land and resource rights
By the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), Landesa, and REFACOF. Indigenous and rural women comprise more than half of the
An Unrelenting Tide
This blog originally appeared on The Mark News. China’s rapid urbanization has come at a cost to its rural villages
Africa’s Women are Still Waiting for Equal Inheritance Rights
This blog originally appeared on Women Deliver. By Godfrey Massay I was twelve years old when I first saw a
Property and land rights are key to women’s empowerment
This blog originally appeared on The Hindu. By Shipra Deo On a hot afternoon, Anju, 16, eldest of six sisters,
Envisioning a World Where Women Inherit Property, not Poverty
By Udita Chatterjee I have dedicated my personal and professional life to strengthening women’s rights to own and inherit land
What is the Surest Pathway Out of Poverty and into the Middle Class?
This post originally appeared on World Economic Forum. By Tim Hanstad What is the surest pathway out of poverty and
Land Rights and Global Development
A version of this article originally appeared in Foreign Affairs. Why Governments Are Backing Secure Tenure By Chris Jochnick In
Land Rights Provide Stability and Security for Women Living with HIV
This post originally appeared on News Deeply. By Marian Amissah-Ocran First, Maame Kraba was diagnosed with HIV. Shortly thereafter, her
Land Rights for Women Deter Violence and Leverage Equality
This post was originally published by Women Deliver. By Tzili Mor A ripple of benefits unfold when women have secure,
