1/3 Two ground-breaking trials in DRC highlight the systematic abuses under big conservation in national parks in DRC

1st: eco-guards sentenced for 5-20 years for rape of four women in Salonga National Park
https://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/huge-leap-in-fight-against-impunity-for-conservation-related-abuses-in-drc-as-park-rangers-are-sentenced-for-rape-and-torture

2/3 eco-guards of Kahuzi Biega park found guilty in absentia and sentenced to 10-20 years prison for murder of one Indigenous Twa man and wounding of his son https://bkinfos.net/news/sud-kivu-la-justice-militaire-condamne-5-ecogardes-du-pnkb-pour-meurtre-dun-autochtone/#.YAAXijlxeUl

3/3 unprecedented total of $190K compensation awarded to victims. But much more needs to be done to address the root causes, including the silence and complicity of park authorities and international donors, as highlighted by @MinorityRights: https://minorityrights.org/publications/violent-conservation/

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