Burma: Draft Land Law Denies Basic Rights To Farmers

Burma: Draft Land Law Denies Basic Rights To Farmers   During the second sitting of the new semi-elected parliament in Burma this year, the government submitted a draft land law. The government gazette published the draft on September 16, and it is currently still before the parliament.   Burma needs a new land law. The current legislation on land, either for reasons of content or because of institutional factors, lacks coherence. It is ineffectual in protecting the rights of cultivators. With...

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