(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...
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...
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),...
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...
(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...
In March and April of 2020, Initiative for Equality (IfE) put out a call to our global network. We gathered experiences and recommendations from around the world on how to protect the poorest and most marginalized people from the coronavirus itself as well as from the...
