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Monday, 8 February 2010

Abstract: Land Rights and the Forest Peoples of Africa Historical, Legal and Anthropological Perspectives

Filed under: Africa files, Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, Rwanda — story spotted by Catherine Morris @ 15:47 UTC

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abstract added 8 February 2010
Abstract on Zunia
By The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)

This report … describes indigenous forest peoples in Africa from an anthropological point of view [and] highlights both historical principles of international law that have affected the situation of indigenous peoples and contemporary human rights standards…

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