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Junta’s “Township Encroachment Committees” displacing thousands in Mandalay land grabs
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The eviction of thousands of long-term settlers living on the fringes of Mandalay’s railway network are to be followed with an even larger dispossession...
Human rights watchdog criticises slow progress in resolving land grabs
Advocacy group Human Rights Watch has criticised slow progress in addressing historical land grabs, which continue to leave large numbers of people destitute, and inadequate legal reform in protecting land tenure.
Land grabs on the rise as Burma pushes for peace
Land conflicts in Burma have escalated in recent years, with military and armed groups driving people from their land, and new laws failing to protect farmers, says a rights watchdog.
Land grabs could pit NLD against military
The NLD government's efforts to resolve thousands of land-grab disputes involving the military could put it on a collision course with Burma's powerful generals.
Land grab disputes to meet incoming NLD govt
The new government will have to address numerous junta-era land grabs, such as in Ayeyawaddy Region’s Pantanaw Township where hundreds of farmers lost land.
Land grabs rampant in conflict-ridden Kachin State
At the expense of poor farmers, land grabs have been on the rise since conflict re-erupted in Kachin State.
