Participation in public affairs

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50. The Committee is concerned that measures taken by the State party to ensure the meaningful participation of Indigenous Peoples in decisions affecting their livelihoods are not adequate, notably with regard to the forcible eviction of Indigenous Peoples from their ancestral lands and the designation of such lands as national parks and conservation zones without their free, prior and informed consent and without providing alternative livelihoods and adequate compensation, such as in the cases of the Batwa and Benet Indigenous Peoples.