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| Kenya. Embobut Forest: UN rights expert calls for the protection of indigenous people facing eviction |
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 GENEVA (13 January 2014) – A United Nations independent expert has urged the Government of Kenya "to ensure that the human rights of the Sengwer indigenous people are fully respected, in strict compliance with international standards protecting the rights of indigenous peoples."
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, expressed deep concern about reports that police are poised to forcibly evict Sengwer indigenous people from their homes in the Embobut Forest in the Cherangani hills, in western Kenya. |
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