Indonesia: Indigenous peoples now rightfully own their lands

In a landmark court ruling in Indonesia, the customary lands of indigenous people have been removed from State ownership.

The ruling, given in a judicial review of a 1999 forest law which was sought by Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN, or the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago), returns the rights over customary forests to the indigenous communities which have traditionally inhabited them – rights appropriated by the State through the 1999 law.

See  http://www.eia-international.org/indonesia-indigenous-peoples-now-rightfully-own-their-lands.