Land Rights

August 31, 2020
Amit Prasad Dash August 31, 2020
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A Journey of 44 Months: Tribals of Boriguda Claim their Rights to their Forest Land

Understanding the Forest Rights Act, the villagers of Boriguda, led by the women members of the SHGs there, have begun the process of claiming their rights to the forest lands, on and near which they have been living for centuries
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June 12, 2015
Sailabala Panda June 12, 2015
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Understanding Women’s Land Insecurities

Attempting to understand women’s right to the land they cultivate and work on, this article shares the processes, methodologies and main findings of an intensive study so as to understand key land insecurity issues as well as perceptions about women’s right to inheriting land
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June 1, 2015
Illora Rabha June 1, 2015
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Women’s Rights to Land: A Distant Dream

Attempting to understand the ground situation of women’s rights to access, own and control land, this narrative explores the discriminatory laws, policies, patriarchal customs, traditions and attitudes that have for generations remained obstacles that deprived women of their basic rights
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May 10, 2015
Sabita Parida May 10, 2015
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Secure Land Rights for Women: Indispensable for Sustainable Development

Assuring and securing land rights for women requires transformation at various levels— individual, familial and societal; only then will development goals become a sustainable reality in the foreseeable future
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May 3, 2015
Ashok Sircar May 3, 2015
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Do Tribals Have Land Rights? A Study of Land Rights for Women

Sensitizing community, building capacity and awareness, advocating for better laws and systems, influencing formulation of laws and implementing HSAA are some of the concrete ways forward in helping tribal women access their right to land and, subsequently, other entitlements
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January 10, 2014
Sailabala Panda January 10, 2014
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A Field of My Own

Securing land rights for women equal to that of men not only gave women financial and livelihoods security but also helped them find their rightful place as farmers capable of making life-altering and life-enriching decisions, and gave them dignity and recognition in society that had been hitherto denied them
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