LANDESA Rural Development Institute is a non-profit organisation that partners with governments, NGOs and local organisations to secure land rights for the world’s poorest families with a particular focus on women’s land rights. They do this by working side by side with governments and other organisations to strengthen land rights for the landless poor – […]
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Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Land rights,
The Guttmacher Institute was founded in 1968 and researches global sexual and reproductive health rights across the globe in an effort to advance those rights for everyone. The institution publishes two peer-reviewed journals: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. The non-governmental organisation believes that their varied research […]
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Data type: Legal research sources, Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Discrimination,
EarthRights International works at defending people’s human rights and the environment and has been protecting people and the planet for over 20 years. Establishing these as ‘Earth Rights’, EarthRights International works against earth rights abusers. Finding real solutions for real people. EarthRights combines runs in depth training programmes for community leaders and activists and brings […]
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Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Business and human rights, Civil and political rights, Corrupción, Discrimination, Economic and social rights, Environment, Land rights, Public interest litigation (general), Right to information,
Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) is an alliance of civil society organisations, professional bodies, multilateral and bilateral organisations (including some funders) and international training and research institutions. They work together with the aim of increasing access to land and tenure security. GLTN’s focus is to aid the poor and women internationally. GLTN promote fair land […]
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Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits), Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Land rights,
STOPVAW provides the latest updates and highlights on violence against women around the world. On the website you will be able to learn about recent laws, United Nations resolutions, and global efforts to end violence against women. Useful sections found on the homepage: Country Pages: provides detailed information on violence against women in specific countries […]
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Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits), Templates and examples, Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Discrimination,
This report for the European Parliament discusses the human rights issues raised by large-scale land deals for plantation agriculture (‘land grabbing’) in low and middle-income countries – a serious issue requiring urgent attention. The study assesses the link between land deals and human rights, reviewing relevant international human rights law and discussing evidence on actual […]
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Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Land rights,
Global Fund for Women acts as a voice for women fighting inequality, raising awareness of stories of women around the world through campaigns, the news, and social media. Their key campaigns are around supporting women to be STRONG (and have access to sexual and reproductive health rights), SAFE (free from violence), POWERFUL and HEARD (by […]
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Founded in 1995, The International Land Coalition (ICL) works at protecting the rights of women, men and vulnerable communities who live on and require use of the land. As a global team, their aim is to help people secure land rights, secure fair access to land, control over the land and aid in establishing who […]
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Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits), Legal research sources, Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Land rights,
Girls not Brides is a global partnership committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential. Child marriage is any formal marriage or informal union where one or both parties are under 18 years of age. Child marriage is a complex and global issue that cuts across countries, cultures, religions and ethnicities, […]
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Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Discrimination,
This is a useful database that lists information surrounding reproductive rights in different countries globally. The database is a work-in-progress that lists any relevant reproductive or medical legislation for each country as well as any related case law, medical ethics codes, or other applicable documents and laws that relate to the reproductive rights of women. […]
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Data type: Legal research sources, Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Discrimination,
