Land Rights and the Forest Peoples of Africa
Land Rights and the Forest Peoples of Africa
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<strong>L<strong>and</strong></strong> rights <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> forest peoples <strong>of</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Historical, legal <strong>and</strong> anthropological perspectives<br />
Overview: analysis & context<br />
Valérie Couillard, Jérémie Gilbert, Justin Kenrick, Christopher Kidd<br />
March 2009<br />
We are grateful to <strong>the</strong> European Union <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>and</strong> Resources<br />
Initiative (RRI) for <strong>the</strong>ir financial support for this project. The contents<br />
<strong>of</strong> this document are <strong>the</strong> sole responsibility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> <strong>Peoples</strong><br />
Programme <strong>and</strong> can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting<br />
<strong>the</strong> position <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European Union or <strong>the</strong> RRI.<br />
This report forms an introduction to a series <strong>of</strong> five country studies examining indigenous peoples’<br />
l<strong>and</strong> rights in <strong>the</strong> forested countries <strong>of</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>. All <strong>the</strong> reports in <strong>the</strong> series are:<br />
0 Overview: analysis & context<br />
Valérie Couillard, Jérémie Gilbert, Justin Kenrick <strong>and</strong> Christopher Kidd<br />
1 Burundi<br />
Historical developments in Burundi's l<strong>and</strong> law <strong>and</strong> impacts on Batwa l<strong>and</strong> ownership<br />
Jean-Pierre Amani<br />
2 Cameroon<br />
The influence <strong>of</strong> historical <strong>and</strong> contemporary l<strong>and</strong> laws on indigenous peoples’ l<strong>and</strong> rights in<br />
Cameroon<br />
Samuel Nguiffo, Pierre Étienne Kenfack <strong>and</strong> Nadine Mballa<br />
3 Democratic Republic <strong>of</strong> Congo<br />
The dispossession <strong>of</strong> indigenous l<strong>and</strong> rights in <strong>the</strong> DRC: A history <strong>and</strong> future prospects<br />
Prosper Nobirabo Musafiri<br />
4 Rw<strong>and</strong>a<br />
Historical <strong>and</strong> contemporary l<strong>and</strong> laws <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir impact on indigenous peoples’ l<strong>and</strong> rights<br />
in Rw<strong>and</strong>a<br />
Chris Huggins<br />
5 Ug<strong>and</strong>a<br />
Historical <strong>and</strong> contemporary l<strong>and</strong> laws <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir impact on indigenous peoples’ l<strong>and</strong> rights<br />
in Ug<strong>and</strong>a: The case <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Batwa<br />
Rose Nakayi<br />
The reports are also available in French.<br />
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Reg. No. 3868836. UK-registered Charity No. 1082158. It is also registered as a non-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
Stichting in <strong>the</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Cover design:<br />
Cover photograph:<br />
Olga Gusarova-Tchalenko<br />
Returning from work, Runda, Rw<strong>and</strong>a. By Marielle van Uitert
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