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Indonesian Indigenous People Losing Their Forests: Human Rights Watch

Lack of Government Oversight, Corporate Accountability Affects Culture, Livelihoods


Malian, an elderly Orang Rimba, mother of nine children, struggles to survive off land that once sustained her people but which has since been decimated by an oil plantation that vegan operating in tge area nearly three decades ago~ © 2018 Pailin Wedel for Human Rights Watch
A man weaves a pukat( fishing net).Residents said the average catch progressively declined after the plantation operations, although there could be various reasons for the drop off~© 2018 Pailin Wedel for Human Rights Watch

According to Human Rights Watch The Indonesian government is failing to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples who have lost their traditional forests and livelihoods to oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan and Jambi provinces.

A displaced resident in Semunying holds an agreement with the company that promised to exchange a house and yard for a new one a few kilometers from his village. Residents say company representatives made oral promises such as a community plantation and amenities including health clinics and schools which have not materialized~ © 2018 Pailin Wedel for Human Rights Watch
Orang Rumba families sit beneath pitched soundings ( a sheet of plastic tied to posts) in an oil plan plantation. They hurriedly move after discovered and chased by company employees~ © 2018 Pailin Wedel for Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch examines how a patchwork of weak laws, exacerbated by poor government oversight, and the failure of oil palm plantation companies to fulfill their human rights responsibilities have adversely affected Indigenous peoples’ rights to their forests, livelihood, food, water, and culture in Bengkayang regency, West Kalimantan, and Sarolangun regency, Jambi. The video highlights the distinct challenges Indigenous people, particularly women, face as a result~© 2019 Human Rights Watch

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