Regional court dismisses Maasai eviction case against Tanzania government


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  • Saturday, 01 Oct 2022

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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A regional court on Friday dismissed a case brought by a group of Maasai villagers claiming the Tanzanian government used violence to evict them from their ancestral lands in the north of the country.

Rights groups said the ruling sent a dangerous message that indigenous peoples can be evicted from their land in the name of conservation.

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