SHILLONG, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Customary laws in the northeastern states of India are failing to protect indigenous lands and must be reformed to safeguard the property of women and ...

TWENTY Years ago discussions of Colonial land legislation and policy were focused on the question of the alienation of land to non-natives, particularly in Africa, and the adequacy of the provision ...

The Ingonyama Trust has been accused of illegal practices in rural villages in KwaZulu-Natal. Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The recent fallout between the Zulu king, ...

A High Court judge has criticised practices in some Kenyan communities that continue to treat women as subordinate to men, particularly in matters of property ownership and decision-making. Justice ...