In a landmark ruling on February 4th, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights condemned the expulsion of the Endorois people from their land in Kenya.  The Commission found the Kenyan government guilty of violating the rights of the country’s indigenous Endorois community, by evicting them from their lands to make way for a wildlife reserve.  This decision is being heralded as a major victory for indigenous peoples across Africa, by creating a major legal precedent by recognizing, for the first time in Africa, indigenous peoples’ rights over traditionally-owned land and their right to development.

As part of the evidence package submitted to the African Commission on Human and People's RIghts (ACHPR) to support this campaign, WITNESS and our partner CEMIRIDE (Kenya) provided the evidentiary video above.

Learn more about how the video supported and strengthened the campaign.  |  Watch the full version of “Rightful Place: Endorois' Struggle for Justice”.  |  Read the press release from WITNESS and Human Rights Watch.