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Citizens Displaced By UK Company Landgrab, Says Oxfam Report

The revelation is contained in a report, Land and Power, released by British NGO Oxfam, which notes that speculators, pension funds and global agri-businesses from rich countries have been quietly acquiring large chunks of land in developing countries such as Uganda, South Sudan and Indonesia, leading to conflict, hunger and human rights abuses.

VIDEO: Land Grabs Push Thousands Into Poverty

  • Uganda:   UK Company Evicts 20,000

    New Vision, 23 September 2011

    Over 20,000 people were forced from their homes the central districts of Mubende and Kiboga to pave way for a tree planting project by a British company, Oxfam said in a report and… Read more »

  • East Africa:   Oxfam Warning On Land Timely

    EA Business, 26 September 2011

    The warning last week by Oxfarm International to African countries to 'take urgent measures' to help the poor to retain ownership of their land on which they hake their livelihood… Read more »

  • Uganda:   British Firm Illegally Evicts 20,000 Citizens

    Monitor, 24 September 2011

    The revelation is contained in a report, Land and Power, released on Thursday by British NGO Oxfam, which notes that speculators, pension funds and global agri-businesses from rich… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Citizens Displaced By UK Company Land Grab, Says Oxfam Report

    Business Daily, 22 September 2011

    At least 22,500 Ugandans were forced from their homes to make way for a British timber company, the aid agency Oxfam said in a report Thursday calling for an investigation into… Read more »

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