🎉The #AfricanCourt on Human & Peoples’ Rights issued a judgment on 4 Dec in favour of the #Ogiek, ordering the 🇰🇪 Kenyan government to “take immediate steps and act without delay” to fully comply with previous Court rulings.

👉 https://bit.ly/4pyzRYM

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IWGIA Annual Report 2024 - IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs 2024 was a year of resilience, rights, and results for Indigenous Peoples worldwide. We are proud to share the stories and results of our important work with our dedicated partners and network to promote and defend Indigenous Peoples' rights.

In Kenya, six Ogiek women joined the previously all-male Council of Elders! A huge step for women's leadership in governance. I'm proud to know @iwgia has supported this council since its inception. #GenderEquality #WomensLeadership #Ogiek https://bit.ly/4nprXjD

“Removing an Ogiek from the Forest is like removing a fish from water”: A qualitative examination on Ogiek community impacts from forced land eviction for conservation Despite evidence that Indigenous Peoples are better guardians of their Forests than international or state protection agencies, they continue to be forcibly evicted from their Lands. Additionally, des...

Mau Forest as our first author on this eye opening Africa-based Indigenous-led paper on the effects from forced land eviction due to conservation policies. #Ogiek @westernuresearch.bsky.social @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @samrawitg.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

#Kenya: UN expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples Albert K. Barume urges the Government of Kenya to immediate halt land demarcation violating #Ogiek Peoples' rights and contravening African court judgments.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

📣Tomorrow the African Court on Human & Peoples' Rights will hold a public hearing on the #Ogiek case on their findings of several violations of the provisions of the African Charter made by #Kenya 🇰🇪.

🎞️Proceedings can be viewed online at these links: https://bit.ly/4kPTd95

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