Oxfam calls on the New Forests Company to investigate Uganda land grabs claims

In Uganda, more than 20,000 people were evicted, some forcibly, from their homes and the land they depended on, to make way for the New Forest Company's plantations. Oxfam went to Uganda to hear how villagers have been left destitute, without enough food or money to send their children to school. Many villagers believe that the company was involved in the evictions. Oxfam is calling for the New Forests Company, which denies that it was involved in any evictions, to investigate these claims.

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• Uganda
• land
• grabs
• food
• GROW
• new
• forests
• company
• oxfam
• bulldozer
• eviction
• NFC

[fulfilled123]

Lets have World wide action not just words. Stop praying and do something concrete please. Where are all our governments

[Bobbledeg00k]

Thanks Oxfam. How can a company that is 'responsible' simply accept that another agency has cleared people from land, 'voluntarily and peacefully'? If I bought land from a government and part of the deal was that a government agency would peacefully remove the current inhabitants, I'd a) want to observe proceedings and b) interview the evictees to find out what they thought. I'd NOT c) simply take the government's word that those people had happily left their homes.

[Bobbledeg00k]

Thanks Oxfam. How can a company that is 'responsible' simply accept that another agency has cleared people from land, 'voluntarily and peacefully'? If I bought land from a government and part of the deal was that a government agency would peacefully remove the current inhabitants, I'd a) want to observe proceedings and b) interview the evictees to find out what they thought. I'd NOT c) simply take the government's word that those people had happily left their homes.

[beltanebabe55]

This is disgusting. How can a company call itself "socially responsible" when it is responsible for this? Pure evil is what they are.

[91177info]

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