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View as PDF Mr. Olivier De SchutterSpecial Rapporteur on the Right to Food Mr. John KnoxIndependent Expert on human rights and the environment Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Maina KiaiSpecial Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association January 28, 2014 Dear Mr. Kiai, Mr. De Schutter, and Mr.

For Immediate Release January 27, 2014MEDIA CONTACT: Anuradha Mittal, 510-469-5228; [email protected] Frederic Mousseau, 510-512-5458; [email protected] Oakland, CA – In a historic move, the US Congress has taken a stance on land grabs-related human rights abuses in Ethiopia.

Facing intimidation, Argentine communities and students continue demanding Harvard University halt timber plantation expansion in protected wetlandsOn Thursday, December 5 at 9am, community organizations in rural Argentina began protesting the expansion of Harvard University’s timber plantations into the world’s second largest wetlands, Esteros del Iberá, and the endangerment of the rights and livelihoods of nearby communities.The action follows the October release of a report by the student-led Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition and the California-based Oakland Institute titled, “Har

Yaoundé - 25 novembre 2013 : Le Chef de l'Etat a signé ce jour trois décrets portant attribution de concessions provisoires de terres agricoles au bénéfice de la société SGSOC dans les arrondissements de Nguti, Toko et Mundemba, dans la région du Sud-Ouest. Ces décrets marquent, sur de nombreux points, une rupture avec les pratiques observées sur le terrain depuis la signature de la convention d'établissement entre SGSOC et l'Etat du Cameroun, en 2009. La rupture s'observe principalement sur les points suivants: 1.

Greenpeace Africa and the Oakland Institute are alarmed by the decision of the Cameroonian government to award US agribusiness company Herakles Farms a three-year provisional land lease to develop a palm oil plantation in the Southwest region of the country.

EMBARGOED: NOVEMBER 19, 2013, 10AM ESTDownload as PDF 1. What is the extent of land grabs in Papua New Guinea?Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) forests are the world’s third largest, and sustain both rich ecosystems and diverse populations. However, today PNG has become the focal point of one of the swiftest and largest land grabs on the planet. In recent years, 5.5 million hectares, or 12 percent of the country’s 46 million hectares, have been leased out to foreign corporations.

NEWS EMBARGOED--10:00 am EDT, NOV. 19, 2013 MEDIA CONTACT: Anuradha Mittal, [email protected] PAPUA NEW GUINEA LOSING INDEPENDENCE INVESTIGATION BLAMES THE MODERN LAND GRAB Oakland, CA – Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the latest known victim in a modern era of land grabs orchestrated by foreign corporations according to an investigative report and a film, On Our Land, released today by the Oakland Institute and the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG).

Access stills from the film individually below or download .zip file with all images.Right click and select "Save As" to download at high resolution. "What I want is for my children to have a better education and leave, and not have a lifestyle similar to how I'm living now."--Villager, Buvusi, West New Britain "We have so many mines; we have logging, we have large agriculture.

EMBARGADO PARA PUBLICACION HASTA EL 12:00 TIEMPO ARGENTINO, OCTUBRE 15, 2013 CONTACTOS: Anuradha Mittal, [email protected], 510-469-5228Sam Wohns, [email protected], 616-334-8343 El 15 de Octubre, 2013, Oakland, CA, EEUU--Un informe publicado hoy revela que las plantaciones forestales de la Universidad de Harvard en la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina han degradado el ecosistema de los Esteros del Iberá y amenazan a miles de campesinos en la región. El informe es una publicación conjunta del Oakland Institute y la Coalición para Inversión Responsable de Harvard.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 11:00 AM EST, OCTOBER 15, 2013 CONTACT:Anuradha Mittal, [email protected], 510-469-5228Sam Wohns, [email protected], 616-334-8343 October 15, 2013, Oakland, CA—A report released today reveals that industrial timber plantations owned by Harvard University in the Corrientes province of Argentina have degraded the Iberá Wetlands ecosystem and endangered thousands of small-holder farmers in the region.