Legal and Judicial Affairs
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South Africa: Miners Shot Down
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In August 2012, police gunned down striking miners in the platinum belt of South Africa, in what has been been compared to the Sharpeville massacre, … see more »
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Burkina Faso's Ambitious Experiment in Participatory Land Reform
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On June 16, 2009, Burkina Faso adopted one of the most innovative land laws yet seen in West Africa. The participatory process used to develop the … see more »
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South Africa: Camp Houses 300 Displaced Migrants
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After a wave of xenophobic attacks, migrants working and living in Isipingo and Malukazi just outside of Durban fled their homes last week. The … see more »
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Secure Land Rights: Food Security Depends On It
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What do land tenure security and food security have to do with one another? A lot. Recent studies underscore the importance of secure land tenure to … see more »
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Protecting Women's Land Rights in Liberia
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When Madam Mawa Karr was widowed at age 27, she had six children and was nine months pregnant with her seventh child. But she had land, a deed to the … see more »
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Judgement Day for Oscar Pistorius
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Judge Thokozile Masipa reads her verdict in the trial of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on charges arising from the shooting and killing of his … see more »
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Curbs on Land Use Rights in Rwanda
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In this feature Focus on Land in Africa (Fola) takes a detailed looked at land, nutrition and food security in Rwanda. How is the Rwandan government … see more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Using Photo-therapy for Peace
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Barnus Sevi Gbekide displays a collection of photos of the violence and the suffering of the civilian population during the 2011 post-election. Barnus … see more »
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Uganda's LRA Survivors Tell Their Stories
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To mark International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Christian Aid has launched In Kony's Shadow , an exhibition that explores the stories … see more »
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Police Clash With Opposition at Mozambique Election Rally
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Clashes erupted at the closing rally of the opposition Democratic Movement of Mozambique in the second city of Beira on November 16. The trouble began … see more »
