May 18, 2021 | News
Cliquez ici pour lire ceci en français On the last day of March, five people living in the Tembo community of Tchigoma, Sud-Kivu Province, were kidnapped by certain members of the nearby immigrant Hutu community who were claiming a disputed mine site. They were...
May 4, 2021 | News
(en français, ci-dessous) A long-term conflict involving several militias and local communities in Kalehe Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, flared up in April of 2021, leading to the displacement of a number of indigenous Batwa villagers. The conflict was...
Feb 8, 2021 | News
In French here It has been one year since indigenous Batwa Chief Jean-Marie Kasula and seven others were convicted and imprisoned last February for attempting to reclaim their traditional lands within Kahuzi-Biega National Park (PNKB), Democratic Republic of...
Feb 8, 2021 | News
En anglais ici Cela fait un an que le chef autochtone (Batwa) Jean-Marie Kasula et sept autres personnes ont été condamnés et emprisonnés en février dernier pour avoir tenté de récupérer leurs terres traditionnelles dans le parc national de Kahuzi-Biega (PNKB),...
Jan 30, 2021 | News
Français ci-dessous In late January 2021, after ongoing abuses against indigenous peoples and local communities associated with protected areas, five international organizations (including IfE) issued the following statement calling for a completely revise...
Oct 20, 2020 | News
(En français, ci-dessous) The following letter was circulated by the undersigned organizations on 20 October 2020. Dear Friends and Colleagues, False allegations and rumors have been circulated about Jean-Marie KASULA, one of the eight indigenous Batwa...
