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Guardian: The Ethiopian government is forcibly moving tens of thousands of people in the remote western Gambella region, with villagers being told that their resettlement is connected to the leasing of large tracts of land for commercial agriculture, according to a human rights group.
Waiting for Death, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, said the population transfers under the "villagisation" programme are being carried out with little consultation or compensation. People are being moved to new villages......
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Thousands ‘forcibly relocated’ in Ethiopia, says HRW report
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 17th, 2012
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