Date of publication
Oct. 18, 2024
Document Reference #

AL TZA 4/2024

Publishing Organization
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Document Type
Communications
Country
Tanzania
Original Document
Relevant paragraphs, or extracts

"Information received concerning the Resilient Natural Resource Management Tourism and Growth (REGROW) project in Tanzania, which aims to develop protected areas to increase tourism in the southern region of the country, and has allegedly resulted and continues to result in grave violations of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and of other affected communities near Ruaha National Park (RUNAPA). The alleged human rights violations include the threat of forced evictions, extrajudicial killings, excessive use of force, enforced disappearances, violence against women, and massive cattle seizures by Tanzania National Parks Authorities (TANAPA). The project has been developed with the support of and funded by the World Bank.[1]

The Special Procedures mandate-holders have sent several communications in the past raising concerns on allegations of forced evictions, attacks, intimidation, and harassment of Indigenous Peoples and other affected populations in different regions of Tanzania (TZA 2/2023, TZA 3/2021, TZA 2/2019, TZA 1/2017, TZA 1/2016, TZA 1/2015, TZA 1/2014, TZA 3/2013, TZA 2/2013, TZA 3/2009, TZA 1/2009). We thank your Excellency’s Government for the responses we have received to TZA 3/2021 and TZA 1/2015, however, we regret that similar concerns still persist and have not been fully addressed or resolved by Your Excellency’s Government.
The Special Procedures mandate-holders have sent several communications in the past raising concerns on allegations of forced evictions, attacks, intimidation and harassment of Indigenous Peoples and other affected populations in different regions of Tanzania (TZA 2/2023, TZA 3/2021, TZA 2/2019, TZA 1/2017, TZA 1/2016, TZA 1/2015, TZA 1/2014, TZA 3/2013, TZA 2/2013, TZA 3/2009, TZA 1/2009). We thank your Excellency’s Government for the responses we have received to TZA 3/2021 and TZA 1/2015, however, we regret that similar concerns still persist and have not been fully addressed or resolved by Your Excellency’s Government." [1]
 

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