“UN people set fire to the Baka people of Congo.” Abroad

The UN sent a team to Northern Congo after the Baka had sent letters in 2018 about the alleged abuses. Researchers were told that the so-called “ecoguards” set fire to pygmies’ property, mistreat or illegally detain people and send them away from forests.

The Guardian reports that the use of ecoguards is co-financed by the WWF nature organization, the World Wide Fund for Nature. That organization says that the armed animal protectors work for the Congolese government, but acknowledges that it contributes to their training and salaries together with other donors.

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