#Land Grab
Sri Lanka
Hundreds of thousands of acres in east ‘seized by state bodies’
A lawmaker from eastern Sri Lanka has brought to light in Parliament the large-scale acquisition of agricultural land, once cultivated by local farmers...
Sri Lanka
Tamil opposition defeats Sri Lanka government bid to acquire northern land
In the face of opposition from land rights activists, including lawmakers from the North and East, the Sri Lankan government has been forced...
Sri Lanka
Ex-JVP PS member prevented from taking over state land
A group led by a former Pradeshiya Sabha member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) had been prevented from taking over a state-owned...
