World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project

Communities in Ruaha national park reject response to alleged assault and evictions of herders during tourism scheme funded by the bank

The World Bank is embarking on a multimillion-dollar programme in response to alleged human rights abuses against Tanzanian herders during a flagship tourism project it funded for seven years.

Allegations made by pastoralist communities living in and around Ruaha national park include violent evictions, sexual assaults, killings, forced disappearances and large-scale cattle seizures from herders committed by rangers working for the Tanzanian national park authority (Tanapa).

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