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Land Rights and the World Bank Group: Setting the Record Straight
3 May 2012 - Responding to concerns raised by Friends of the Earth International and others about the impacts of land grabbing, The World Bank claims that land lease deals in developing countries can reduce hunger and poverty, and build sustainable agriculture. The facts tell otherwise.
Land grabbing: Trampling human rights in Uganda
In Uganda whole communities are being displaced and scattered as the political elite offer up land to international buyers without a thought for those living on it. Betty Obo from Friends of the Earth Uganda explains how this practice is taking hold on the African continent and beyond.
