Searchable database of alleged violations against Indigenous Peoples' human rights in protected areas and natural parks.
| Title | Country | Impacted Indigenous People(s) | Description of the alleged violations | Regional and International Decisions |
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| Tarangire National Park-TNP | Tanzania | Maasai, Hadzabe and Akiyie | The state has arbitrarily expanded the park, annexing land from numerous villages, reaching 2,850 km2. In a concerning escalation, authorities plan further to extend the park by 100 km onto village land, prompting over 2,000 Maasai people and their livestock only a few days' notice to resist eviction, resulting in a tumultuous conflict marked by arrests, shootings, and the confiscation of livestock. |
The state has arbitrarily expanded the park, annexing land from numerous villages, reaching 2,850 km2. In a concerning escalation, authorities plan further to extend the park by 100 km onto village land, prompting over 2,000 Maasai people and their livestock only a few days' notice to resist eviction, resulting in a tumultuous conflict marked by arrests, shootings, and the confiscation of livestock. This unfolding situation underscores the ongoing violations and tensions surrounding land rights and conservation efforts in the region.https://www.iwgia.org/en/tanzania/5063-iw-2023-tanzania.html
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| Sukenya farm, Sukenya and Mondorosi and the US company Thomson Safaris | Tanzania | Maasai, Hadzabe and Akiyie, Datooga | The 2004 certificate granted land control to TBL with a 99-year lease, later transferred to Tanzania Conservation Ltd (TCL), leading to forceful evictions, burning of Maasai homes, arrests, a shooting incident, alleged misconduct and denial of access. |
The 2004 certificate granted land control to TBL with a 99-year lease, later transferred to Tanzania Conservation Ltd (TCL), leading to forceful evictions, burning of Maasai homes, arrests, a shooting incident, alleged misconduct and denial of access. Villagers claiming rightful ownership face an ongoing conflict while the land is developed into Enashiva Nature Refuge by TCL/Thomson Safaris, causing severe hardships for the local communities.https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/too-common-occurrence-maasai-land-theft-safari-company The shooting of herdsman Olunjai Timan in July 2014, allegedly by police officers and TCL/Thomson Safari guards, sparked outrage, and a gathering of 300 youths prepared for confrontations. https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/too-common-occurrence-maasai-land-theft-safari-company |
| Mkomazi Game Reserve-MGR | Tanzania | Maasai, Barabaig | On July 5, 2022, in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, rangers from Mkomazi National Park fatally shot 17-year-old Ngaitepa Marias Lukumay[1]. Too often, the rangers shoot, injure, and kill villagers and get away with it. |
On July 5, 2022, in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, rangers from Mkomazi National Park fatally shot 17-year-old Ngaitepa Marias Lukumay[1]. Too often, the rangers shoot, injure, and kill villagers and get away with it. Allegedly, the deceased attempted to prevent the rangers from seizing the animals he was herding.[mc1] [mc2] limited information [mc1] https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/maasai-and-barabaig-herders-struggle-land-rights-kenya-and; https://www.iied.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/migrate/7367IIED.pdf; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237475753_Eviction_of_Pastoralists_from_Mkomazi_Game_Reserve_in_North_Eastern_Tanzania_Analysis_of_new_conflicts_and_impact_on_the_affected_communities; https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/legitimizing-dispossession-tanzanian-high-courts-decision;
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