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Community participation will be essential to the success of India’s rural property mapping effort
The Government of India announced an ambitious effort to map residential areas in villages using drone technology and to provide
‘We need to recognise women as independent individuals… Review all land laws with a gender lens’
The Times of India interviewed Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Director of Women’s Land Rights in India, about the current state of
Press Release: India’s murky inheritance laws reinforce gender discrimination, undermine women’s land rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, please contact Tyler Roush, tylerr@landesa.org India’s murky inheritance laws reinforce gender discrimination, undermine women’s land
New Video: Women’s Land Rights are #Solvable
In half the countries in the world, women face obstacles to land rights, leaving millions unable to unlock their full
OPINION: Millions of Indian farmers benefit from formalized land leasing law
Shipra Deo writes about a new amendment to Uttar Pradesh’s land leasing laws that increases stability and security for millions
Landesa advocates for land rights before UN Committee
Last week, Landesa’s Beth Roberts spoke before the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights about land as a
Marriage or Inheritance: The Strange choice before daughters of Uttar Pradesh, India
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Director of Women’s Land Rights, India, writes about a new amendment that expanded on the inheritance rights
MEDIA ADVISORY: The Climate Crisis, Global Land Use, and Human Rights
Date: Sept. 27, 2019, 9 am – 5 pm ET Location: Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 320 East 43rd
Learning across borders: Myanmar officials visit Vietnam to learn about land law drafting process
Twenty Myanmar government officials visited Vietnam and met with government officials, civil society organizations and farmers to learn about the
Illovo collaborates with land rights NGO, UK’s DFID on land policy
In a statement to Engineering News, Illovo Sugar Africa recounts their collaboration with Landesa and the UK Department for International
