Uganda: Land grabbers hire police officers, kidnap a community land rights defender at gunpoint
- Witness Radio
- 31 July 2023
The land being grabbed is aimed for growing large-scale sugar by Somdiam Company, owned by ‘investors’ from India.
The land being grabbed is aimed for growing large-scale sugar by Somdiam Company, owned by ‘investors’ from India.
L'Alliance informelle des communautés victimes d'investissements fonciers irresponsables s'est réunie pour un camp d'activités en Ouganda. Compte rendu de Witness Radio.
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