Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu
Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu is a senior researcher on women and land with the Women’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. Her work focuses on the impacts of large-scale commercial land deals on women and communities in Africa and Asia.
Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Juliana taught at Iowa State University and the University of Buea (Cameroon). She also co-founded a girls’ school in Cameroon focused on science, technology, and mathematics.
Juliana has a PhD in sociology and sustainable agriculture from Iowa State University, and a Master’s Degree in public policy. She speaks French and Bafaw.
Articles Authored
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April 27, 2023
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February 22, 2023
Tanzania Should Halt Plan to Relocate Maasai Pastoralists
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February 2, 2023
Tanzania's Eviction of Maasai Pastoralists Continues
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September 2, 2020
Cities Forcibly Evict Residents in South Africa
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August 20, 2020
Renters in England Are Braced for Mass Evictions
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June 27, 2020
Divorced Women Struggle to Claim Property
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June 10, 2020
Nairobi Evicts 8,000 People Amidst a Pandemic and Curfew
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Reports Authored
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“We Must Ask for What Is Already Ours”
Afro-descendant Women and Access to Land in Alto Mira y Frontera, Colombia
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Tanzania: Maasai Forcibly Displaced for Game Reserve
Provide Redress; Adopt New Conservation Model After Consultations
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“When We Lost the Forest, We Lost Everything”
Oil Palm Plantations and Rights Violations in Indonesia
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