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Compliance Report: 84 - Investigation Report (English)

...wind” resulting in great harm to their cultural identity. The Panel also heard concerns that the provision of compensation to individual families in lieu of a properly planned resettlement process is contrary to the vital importance of recognizing the collective nature of customary rights of indigenous peoples, including their collective attachment to the forests. Moreover, the Panel was told that there were major concerns about the accuracy of the lists of people identified for the initiative. ...