Govt Asked to Return Portions of National Parks to Batwa
The government has been asked to return portions of national parks to indigenous communities like the Batwa, evicted following the gazetting of such land into protected areas. The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights report provides findings, …
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Batwa: Standing Up For the Displaced
In recognition of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, indigenous peoples' organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo raised the issues faced by the Batwa people. Below is a statement published by Indigenous Peoples Issues and …
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Batwa: Pressure On Government To Respect Indigenous Rights
This is one of recommendations contained in a report by the African Commission's working group on indigenous populations/ communities. The report released this yesterday [2 August 2012] also recommends that the Batwa communities are provided with …
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