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#LandRightsNow: Protect indigenous peoples and forests

Mar 21, 2016 - 9:54 PM

Forests are the lifeline and cultural heritage of at least 100 million indigenous peoples in Asia

Image courtesy Nico Villarete / Rappler

Understanding land grabbing, land rights in the 21st century

Aug 30, 2015 - 6:53 PM

How and why did land grabbing persist in the Philippines in the past years? A special double edition of the Focus Policy Review answers this question

Cambodia pardons jailed female land rights activists

Apr 12, 2015 - 4:13 PM

King Norodom Sihamoni grants a royal pardon to the activists – including a 75 year old woman known locally as Mommy

CAMBODIA'S MOMMY. This photo taken on September 6, 2013 shows Nget Khun (right), known locally as 'Mommy', holds lotus flowers in front of police officials during a protest in Phnom Penh. Photo by AFP

Cambodia court upholds convictions for land rights activists

Jan 26, 2015 - 3:49 PM

The tearful campaigners wearing orange prison uniforms repeatedly shouted very unjust in Khmer as they were led out of the courtroom

CAMBODIA'S MOMMY. This photo taken on September 6, 2013 shows Nget Khun (right), known locally as 'Mommy', holds lotus flowers in front of police officials during a protest in Phnom Penh. Photo by AFP

Jailed at 75, veteran campaigner leads Cambodia eviction battle

Nov 23, 2014 - 2:22 PM

Jailed 75 year old Nget Khun known as Mommy in her land leads Cambodians fight against forced eviction

Fighting for dignity in Tambakan

Sep 30, 2014 - 1:15 PM

In a land that did not exist informal settlers of Malabon fight to be recognized

Haiyan-displaced families 'forced' to occupy forests

Apr 12, 2014 - 3:22 PM

More than 200 families in Iloilo are allegedly being prevented from returning to their homes by a development corporation with plans to turn the lands into a resort

OCCUPYING FORESTS. A portion of the 282-hectare forest land in Barangay Buaya (Sicogon Island) has been declared as a "peoples' resettlement site" by more than 200 families affected by Typhoon Yolanda. Photo courtesy of Progreso Panay

Mendiola Massacre: 27 years after, the same injustices

Jan 22, 2014 - 8:00 AM

Almost 3 decades after the massacre farmers and workers return to the streets to demand elusive justice

MARCHING ON. Farmers and fishermen walk to the Agrarian Reform and Environment departments in Quezon City to protest landgrabbing in different parts of Luzon a day before the 27th anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre where farmers also demanded genuine land reform from the Corazon Aquino administration. Photos by Pia Ranada/Rappler

Indigenous rights or heritage: Battle over Baguio's oldest hotel

Jan 11, 2014 - 4:35 PM

Casa Vallejo survives World War II but will it be saved from demolition?