Published 07/30/2024 12:56:00 p.m.

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups’ eviction to protect nature

The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them from their ancestral lands to expand a national park, according to the African Union.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights urged the Congolese government to allow the Batwa's return, grant land ownership, issue an apology, and pay compensation.
The commission criticized the "fortress conservation" model for isolating ecosystems by evicting local communities, which endangers their livelihoods.

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African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them about 50 years ago from their ancestral lands to expand one of the country’s biggest national parks, according to the African Union’s commission human rights.

07/30/2024 12:15:24 p.m.·United States

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African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

07/30/2024 12:15:23 p.m.·United States

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African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them about 50 years ago from their ancestral lands to expand one of the country’s biggest national parks, according to the African Union’s commission human rights. Batwa people lived as hunters and gatherers in the forested areas of Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. In 1970, a Belgian photographer and conservationist founded …

07/30/2024 12:15:24 p.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

07/30/2024 12:16:02 p.m.

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African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

07/30/2024 12:15:24 p.m.·Panama City, United States

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African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them about 50 years ago from their ancestral lands to expand one of […]

07/30/2024 7:16:04 a.m.·Winnipeg, Canada

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African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups' eviction to protect nature

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