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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.
The feminization of farming means women’s land rights have never been more important
By Renée Giovarelli and D. Hien Tran This post originally appeared on the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ “Global Food for
Invisible and Voiceless
By Kalpana Sharma After a poor monsoon season, much of India now appears to be headed into a serious drought.
A Prosperous New Year for China’s Farmers
As more than 200 million people board buses, trains, and planes for lunar New Year celebrations in their ancestral homes
How Ensuring Women’s Rights to Land Keeps Girls Out of Child Marriage in Kenya
“Life has changed for my little girl Kayla,” says Gladys Chepkorir, a widow with two young daughters, “I have set
Land: A Foundation for Development
The Council on Foreign Relations Development Channel recently posted an exciting article by Stephanie Hanson of the One Acre Fund on empowering female smallholder
Balancing Customary Law and Gender Equality in Land Rights: Mmusi and Others v. Ramantele and Another
In a number of African countries, customary inheritance law is on trial. This “sea change” toward gender equality in southern
Spanking, drunk driving and women’s land rights
What do smoking, spanking, and drunk driving have in common? Once upon a time they were behaviors accepted by society.
Northern Uganda & Women’s Rights to Land
It is late afternoon in Parwech, northern Uganda, and a sizeable crowd has gathered under a large banyan tree. The community has
Common Ground: The Rule of Law and Land Rights
The international development community has long been dedicated to strengthening the “rule of law.” And with good reason. It is
