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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12498

4 June 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 40
NEWS BRIEFS / Congo republic
EU partially suspends funding for WWF project for infringement of Pygmy rights

03/06/2020 (Agence Europe)Based on a report by the Congolese Human Rights Observatory, on 17 April, the EU suspended part of its financial support to WWF for the project on the Messok Dja protected area because of its failure to respect the rights of Pygmies, the European Commission confirmed on 3 June. WWF is accused of not respecting the right of indigenous peoples who should be consulted. “This partial suspension is as a direct result of the critical reviews of the free, informed...

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