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  2. Liberian nationality law - Wikipedia

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    [11] [13] Though Liberia promised to amend its nationality statutes and remove provisions that were inconsistent with human rights treaties in 2011, [13] the 1973 law remains in force. [13] [87] A draft constitution was reviewed in 2015 to remove the racial clauses and allow for dual nationality, but it was unsuccessful. [88]

  3. Back-to-Africa movement - Wikipedia

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    Liberia promised freedom and equality; it also represented a chance for a better life for the South's black farmers. The Liberian government offered 25 acres of free land for each immigrant family, and 10 acres for a single adult, who came to the Black republic. In the early 19th century, Liberia evoked mixed images in the minds of black Americans.

  4. Alexkor Ltd v Richtersveld Community - Wikipedia

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    H Mostert and A Pope (eds) The Principles of The Law of Property in South Africa 1 ed (2010). Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994. Richtersveld Community and Others v Alexkor Ltd and Another 2003 (6) SA 104 (SCA), 2003 Case 488/2001 SAFLII

  5. These families have boxes of offer letters for their land ...

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    Attorneys and others who work to help landowners gain clear title to their land say that for decades, countless Black property owners simply passed their land on to heirs through word of mouth.

  6. Human rights in Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Sirleaf signed an act in 2008 that reintroduced the death penalty. The United Nations Human Rights Committee noted with concern that this represented a violation of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, of which Liberia is a signatory.

  7. Category:Treaties of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Convention Relating to International Exhibitions; Convention Relative to the Opening of Hostilities; Convention respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land; Convention respecting the Limitation of the Employment of Force for Recovery of Contract Debts; United Nations Convention Against ...

  8. Ancestral domain - Wikipedia

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    Ancestral domain or ancestral lands are the lands, territories and resources of indigenous peoples, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The term differs from indigenous land rights, Aboriginal title or Native Title by directly indicating relationship to land based on ancestry, while domain indicates relationships beyond material lands and territories, including spiritual and cultural ...

  9. Free, prior and informed consent - Wikipedia

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    The collective ownership style of most Indigenous Peoples conflicts with the modern global market and its continuous need for resources and land. To protect Indigenous Peoples' rights, international human rights law has created processes and standards to safeguard their way of life and to encourage participation in the decision-making process.