Kenya: Landmark Ruling on Indigenous Land Rights

Posted on February 7, 2010 with 3 Comments

(New York, February 4, 2010) – A ruling by the African Commission on Human and People´s Rights condemning the expulsion of the Endorois people from their land in Kenya is a major victory for indigenous peoples across Africa, Human Rights Watch, WITNESS, and the Endorois´ lawyers said today. The Commission ruled on February 4, 2010 that the Endorois’ eviction from their traditional land for tourism development violated their human rights.

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