What we need now exploring communal desires for justice among post land confiscation communities in eastern bago division

Land conflict is a pressing issue in Myanmar. The nation has undergone a number of reforms to its land legislation, and investigations of land dispute claims have been conducted by the Farmland Investigation Commission. Despite this, a significant portion of the nation’s smallholder farmers continue to fight for ownership of land confiscated from them by the previous administration for incomplete, or often cancelled, national projects. This report details the cases of three communities who have lost ownership of their land in this fashion, detailing their stated needs and desires for change. By identifying and recording these grassroots level needs and desires, the report hopes to engender a clearer understanding of the challenges that communities in Myanmar who have lost access to land face.