Legal Land Theft
In most countries with tropical forests, governments uphold the colonial legacy that declared the State to be the owner of forest lands. This has enabled governments to legally grant land to private investors, often violating communities' customary ownership of the land. As a result, corporate activities that destroy forests continue to expand.
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17 December 2021
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31 January 2019
This report, released on January 29th 2019, was made by human rights defenders in Sierra Leone, concerned for the detention of activists and the death of two people who sustained gunshots from allegedly the state security personnel acting to protect SOCFIN on January 21th 2019
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22 December 2018
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9 December 2014
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8 December 2014
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31 October 2013
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11 September 2013
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30 May 2013
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25 November 2012
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17 October 2007
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18 July 2007