Urgent Alert: New serious threats towards the Maasai people of Loliondo in Tanzania

Publisher: IWGIA
Number of pages: 5
Publication language: English
Country publication is about: Tanzania
Region publication is about: Africa
Release year: 2022
Release Month | Day: June
Download URL: https://www.iwgia.org/doclink/iwgia-urgent-alert-june-2022-loliondo-eng-1/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJpd2dpYS11cmdlbnQtYWxlcnQtanVuZS0yMDIyLWxvbGlvbmRvLWVuZy0xIiwiaWF0IjoxNjU1MTkwMDIzLCJleHAiOjE2NTUyNzY0MjN9.MQEvFYXacKeBPu7iW5jInWIqFJ9SqgD3ukbhgMJRpEM

According to reliable information received by IWGIA, the Tanzanian state is currently moving ahead to grab 1,500 km2 of ancestral and legally registered village land belonging to the Maasai Indigenous people in the Loliondo division of Ngorongoro District in northern Tanzania. This land grab will forcefully evict the Maasai from their land. This is happening despite the fact that the East African Court of Justice is expected to issue a ruling on this matter on 22 June 2022.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for his report to the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly:

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Jointly submitted by:

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30 March 2022

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