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James
Yarsiah
James Yarsiah is the Executive Director of the Rights and Rice Foundation and a member of the CSO Working Group on Land Rights in Liberia.
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An Historic Victory for Liberian People and Communities
24 Octobre 2018
James Yarsiah
On September 19, Liberian President George Manneh Weah signed into law the Land Rights Bill (LRB), a landmark piece of legislation that recognizes the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to their customary lands and gives customary land the same standing as private land in Liberia.