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Human Rights Land issues

VGGT Section	VGGT Paragraph	Human Right	Human rights instrument	Article
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties 11. Markets	11.1 Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals	Right of access to information	ACHPR	9 Every individual shall have the right to receive information. Every individual shall have the right to express and disseminate his opinions within the law.
	Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties 11. Markets	11.2 States should facilitate the operations of efficient and transparent markets to promote participation under equal conditions and opportunities for mutually beneficial transfers of tenure rights which lessen conflict and instability; promote the sustainable use of land, fisheries and forests and conservation of the environment; promote the fair and equitable use of genetic resources associated with land, fisheries and forests in accordance with applicable treaties; expand economic opportunities; and increase participation by the poor. States should take measures to prevent undesirable impacts on local communities, indigenous peoples and vulnerable groups that may arise from, inter alia, land speculation, land concentration and abuse of customary forms of tenure. States and other parties should recognize that values, such as social, cultural and environmental values, are not always well served by unregulated markets. States should protect the wider interests of societies through appropriate policies and laws on tenure.	Right of access to information	ACHPR	9 Every individual shall have the right to receive information. Every individual shall have the right to express and disseminate his opinions within the law.
	Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties 11. Markets	11.4 States and other parties should ensure that information on market transactions and information on market values are transparent and widely publicized, subject to privacy restrictions. States should monitor this information and take action where markets have adverse impacts or discourage wide and equitable market participation.	Right of access to information	ACHPR	9 Every individual shall have the right to receive information. Every individual shall have the right to express and disseminate his opinions within the law.
	Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties 11. Markets	11.5 States should establish appropriate and reliable recording systems, such as land registries, that provide accessible information on tenure rights and duties in order to increase tenure security and to reduce the costs and risks of transactions	Right of access to information	ACHPR	9 Every individual shall have the right to receive information. Every individual shall have the right to express and disseminate his opinions within the law.
	Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties 11. Markets	11.7 State and non-state actors should adhere to applicable ethical standards. They should publicize and monitor the implementation of these standards in the operation of markets in order to prevent corruption, particularly through public disclosure.	Right of access to information	ACHPR	9 Every individual shall have the right to receive information. Every individual shall have the right to express and disseminate his opinions within the law.