Huge victory for Kenya’s Ogiek as African Court sets major precedent for indigenous peoples’ land rights
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) wholeheartedly applauds an historic judgment from the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights in Arusha today in favour of the Ogiek community of Kenya. Following an eight-year legal battle, the Court found that the Kenyan government violated seven separate articles of the African Charter in a land rights case that dates back to colonial times.
Title of publication: http://minorityrights.org
Author: http://minorityrights.org
Year: 2017
Country/ies: Kenya
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Article
Full text available at: http://minorityrights.org/2017/05/26/huge-victory-kenyas-ogiek-african-court-sets-major-precedent-indigenous-peoples-land-rights/
Content language: English