Ethiopia

As It Happened: Indian-Ethiopian Civil Society Summit on Land Investments
February 5, 2013
Read the Report from the Indian-Ethiopian Civil Society Summit on Land Investments New Delhi, February 5-7, 2013  
Statement by Nyikaw Ochalla, Director, Anywaa Survival Organisation-ASO
February 5, 2013
Press conference, Indian-Ethiopian Civil Society Summit on Land Investments February 5, 2013, Press Club of India, New Delhi, India     Dear all,
A Day Light Robbery in Ethiopia: “Doing Business” with African Dictators--Statement by Mr. Obang Metho
February 5, 2013
Statement by Mr. Obang Metho, Executive Director of the SMNE, at the Indian-Ethiopian Civil Society Summit on Land Investments  
“Unheard Voices” Speak Out: Indigenous Ethiopians Demand a Stop to Human Rights Abuses Stemming from Agricultural Investment Policies
February 5, 2013
The Human Rights Impact of Land Investments on Indigenous Communities in Gambella
Omo: Local Tribes Under Threat
February 5, 2013
The Lower Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia is internationally renowned for its unique cultural and ecological landscape. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Lower Omo Valley contains two national parks and is home to approximately 200,000 agro-pastoralists made up of some of Africa’s most unique and traditional ethnic groups, including the Kwegu, Bodi, Suri, Mursi, Nyangatom, Hamer, Karo, and Dassenach, among others.
Unheard Voices: The Human Rights Impact of Land Investments on Indigenous Communities in Gambella
February 5, 2013
Millions of acres of Ethiopia’s most fertile land are being made available to investors, often in long-term leases and at giveaway prices. Although proponents of these investments call them “win-win” deals, the reality proves much different. To make way for agricultural investment, and through its so-called villagization program, the Ethiopian government has forcibly displaced hundreds of thousands of indigenous people from their lands. This relocation process has destroyed livelihoods. It has...
Lancement d'un Sommet sur l'Accaparement des Terres en Inde
January 31, 2013
Le Forum d'action sociale indien (INSAF, en anglais) et l'Oakland Institute des Etats-Unis vont tenir un sommet d'une journée le 06 février 2013 au Centre international de l'Inde, à New Delhi. Ce sommet vise à sensibiliser sur l'accaparement des terres des pauvres planteurs au profit des grosses multinationales.
Indian, Ethiopian Activists Against Land Grabbing Meet in New Delhi
January 31, 2013
Lagos, Nigeria - The Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF) and the Oakland Institute in the US will convene a day-long summit on 6 February at the India International Centre, New Delhi, bringing together activists resisting land grabs across India and Ethiopia.
Background on Indian Investment in Ethiopia
January 23, 2013
In recent years, India has seen a massive transfer of land and natural resources from the rural poor to wealthy investors. And the country has become a leader in external land-grabbing as well: Indian companies are the second largest investors in the Ethiopian economy, with approved investments worth nearly $5 billion and land lease agreements for over 600,000 hectares across Ethiopia.
Convention on the Great Land Grab Saga in India and Ethiopia--Draft Agenda
January 23, 2013
Feb. 6, 2013, India International Centre, New Delhi   9.00 AM: Registration 9.30 AM-9.40 AM: Welcome Address 9.40 AM-9.50 AM: Introduction 9.50-10.00 AM: Inaugural Address 10.00 AM-12 PM: Land grabbing experiences from Ethiopia Speakers followed by open session 12-1.30 PM: Land grabbing, Indian experiences Speakers 1.30-2.15 PM: Lunch 2.15-3.15 PM: Land grabbing, Indian experiences

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