Please note that this article is an extract from the Legal Resource Centre’s Annual Report 2012 This year has seen the Legal Resources Centre involved in a number of cases dealing with the power of chiefs and headmen and, particularly, with the ability of traditional communities to challenge this authority and determine their own futures. […]
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Africa, Extractive Industries, Legal Resources Centre, Regional Work
Free Prior and Informed Consent for Indigenous Communities
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The LRC’s regional project focuses on the protection of community rights to resources and, in particular, aims to find ways in which to improve the imbalance of power between rural communities in Africa and those interested in their resources; be they government or potential investors. The imbalance of power is not only a function of […]