#Tamils across #SriLanka today held protests & demonstrations to mark the #InternationalDayoftheDisappeared. In response, the govt cracked down on protests as it continues to repress families who have waited years for justice. tamilguardian.com/content/sri-la… Learn more about ongoing

.African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in July 2024 recognized rights of the #Batwa to their land & ordered #DRC govt. to return the land to its rightful owners, compensate them & ensure their full protection. While the decision is historic, its implementation requires a drastic change of course by the

‘This Is Our Last Resort’: The Maasai’s Struggle for Land Rights in Northern Tanzania "If designating areas as World Heritage Sites endangers the survival of Indigenous peoples in African countries, UNESCO and IUCN’s outdated, colonial, and top-down approach to conservation

.Kenya Wildlife Service must halt all further evictions & end the practice of torching homes under the guise of #conservation. Rd/Share new brief: Nowhere to Go: Violent evictions threaten land & lives in #Kenya’s #Kamnarok Game Reserve: oaklandinstitute.org/nowhere-to-go TheStarKenya The Standard Digital

Is forcing the Maasai off their land really the best way to fight the climate crisis, or just another way to keep polluters in business?

.USAID U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finance environmental protection in the #DRC while the US govt. also supports the countries behind the violence & looting of natural resources in #EasternCongo. This unconditional schizophrenic support MUST END to protect both #Indigenous communities & country’s

.Joseph Oleshangay “The people have stood up against this lawlessness, impunity & gross violations of #humanrights.” In August, over 40k #Maasai waged a historic protest, blocking tourists from entering visitngorongoro & demanding their rights to land & life. Tune in to learn more

Maasai communities held one of the largest mobilizations in Tanzania's history to protect their lands from safari/trophy hunting interests in the #NCA Grateful to Joseph Oleshangay for courageously speaking out, listen here👇 Maria Sarungi Tsehai Tubulu Lerug Sokoine (TLS) Navaya Ndaskoi Anuradha Mittal

.Forbes: “7 Myths Harming the #Maasai in Tanzania” Rd/share to learn about harmful lies used to justify forced removal of the Maasai from their ancestral lands under the guise of “conservation"  forbes.com/sites/christin… Anuradha Mittal Joseph Oleshangay Denis Moses PINGO's Forum

.Samia Suluhu govt has escalated efforts to drive #Maasai from visitngorongoro by stripping voting rights, hospitals, grazing & more from the ancestral guardians of this ecosystem. In response, the Maasai are taking a historic stand. Tune into the Oakland Institute podcast ft.

#Senegal Les travailleurs des Fermes de la Teranga (20.000 ha détenus par la sociéte américaine African Agriculture Holdings Inc) n'ont pas reçu leurs salaires et demandent le limogeage du PCA Gora Seck youtube.com/watch?v=XLpeY0… Enda Pronat: Protection naturelle des terroirs Oakland Institute Fanny Pigeaud

.UN Human Rights #HRC57 – #Tamils & #Muslims are under siege in #SriLanka – New report exposes how 15 yrs after the brutal end of civil war, colonization of their lands in #Trincomalee is accelerating: oaklandinstitute.org/trincomalee-un… Anuradha Mittal Frances Harrison British Tamils Forum (BTF)

.UN Human Rights New Report unveils the scale of land grabs in #SriLanka – strategically targeting the #Tamil & #Muslim areas to erase their history/culture & entrench Sinhalese control: oaklandinstitute.org/trincomalee-un… Anuradha Mittal United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 Sri Lanka @NewsFirstSL NewsWire 🇱🇰

Join the global social media storm happening now to pressure the French-based Carrefour to stop profiting from Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people. Until it ends complicity, let’s #BoycottCarrefour! loom.ly/DnOPa0U

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🚨 Trincomalee under siege - New report finds rapidly escalating Buddhisation of homeland A new report by the Oakland Institute looking at Trincomalee, a city once dubbed the capital of Tamil Eelam, has found that over the last 12 months, there has been rapidly escalating

.Tamil Guardian "Trincomalee under siege - New report finds rapidly escalating Buddhisation of homeland.” Rd/share coverage of explosive new Oakland Institute report: tamilguardian.com/content/trinco… Anuradha Mittal UN Human Rights United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 #UNHRC57 UN in Sri Lanka U.S. Embassy Colombo

“It has been a very challenging situation but there is no option because if we keep quiet, then what will happen to the Maasai people?” - Joseph Oleshangay Learn more about courageous land defenders in #Tanzania standing up to Samia Suluhu UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Ambassador Michael Battle’s

.UN Human Rights #HRC57 is addressing the #humanrights situation in #SriLanka - A new report urgently calls on Ranil Wickremesinghe to STOP land grabs in Tamil homeland. Unless govt. demilitarizes Northern/Eastern Provinces & respects the basic rights to land/life of #Tamil & #Muslim

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