43 LIST OF ACRONYMS ADHOC Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association ANGOC Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development ATR/BPN Kementerian Agraria dan Tata Ruang Republik Indonesia/Badan Pertanahan Nasional – Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (Indonesia) BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee CDA Community Development Association (Bangladesh) CHT Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh) CLRA Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy (India) CSO civil society organization CSRC Community Self-Reliance Centre (Nepal) DAR Department of Agrarian Reform (Philippines) DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines) EBSATA East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act (Bangladesh) ELC economic land concession EP Ekta Parishad (India) FPIC free, prior, and informed consent ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights IFMA Integrated Forest Management Agreement (Philippines) IPs indigenous peoples ISPO Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil KPA Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria – Consortium for Agrarian Reform (Indonesia) LICADHO The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights LPRA Lokasi Prioritas Reforma Agraria – Priority Location for Agrarian Reform (Indonesia) Regional Summary: A Perspective Overview of Land Conflicts in Six Asian Countries the rights of human rights defenders, including those working on land rights, to conduct their work without hindrance or intimidation including safeguarding the freedom of assembly and association. m