Implement delayed African court rulings, Ogiek and Endorois tell state
Over 40 representatives held peaceful processions in Nairobi, demanding justice
Source: the-star.co.ke
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NGOs question role of carbon credits in Kenya illegal evictions
Three leading human rights organisations have released a statement denouncing Kenya’s illegal evictions of the Ogiek people, and highlighting the role conservation projects and carbon credits could play in such land thefts.
Daniel Kobei Ogiek People Development Programme Minority Rights Group Amnesty International African Court Survival International
Source: ekklesia.co.uk
African human rights lobby urges state to stop Ogiek evictions
About 30,000 members of the community live in the Mau Forest Complex.
Source: the-star.co.ke
CAJ begins tours Mau Forest on fact-finding mission
The African Court on Human Rights sitting in Arusha, Tanzania.
Rift Valley Daniel Kobei Uasin Gishu Florence Kajuju Commission On Administrative Justice Ogiek People Development Programme
Source: the-star.co.ke
Why Ogiek want communal title as part of implementing court decision
Kobei said the community has proposed to have 10 community titles in areas where the community is found
Source: the-star.co.ke
UNPFII calls for inclusion of indigenous people in socio-economic development, conservation of environment
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues also demanded inclusion in preserving culture & languages
United States United Kingdom Antonio Guterres National Congress World Intellectual Property Organization United Nations Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues
Source: downtoearth.org.in
Kenya ordered to redress wrongs done to Ogiek indigenous minority
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights on June 23 ordered the Kenyan government to return to the indigenous Ogiek people their ancestral lands. Kenya was also ordered to pay reparations to the community, which has been repeatedly evicted to date. The court decision’s execution by the Kenyan state remains uncertain.
Balthazar Nduwayezu Daniel Kobei Minority Rights Group International African Court African Commission On Human Rights Ogiek People Development Programme
Source: justiceinfo.net