Kufuatia hali ya uvunjwaji wa haki za binadamu inayoendelea Tarafa ya Ngorongoro Wilayani Ngorongoro ambapo jamii ya wafugaji wa Kimaasai wameeleza kunyimwa haki zao za binadamu ikiwemo haki ya kupiga kura, asasi za kiraia ambazo zimekuwa zikifuatilia jambo hilo zimetoa tamko la pamoja ambapo pamoja...
UNESCO’s Monitoring Mission in Ngorongoro Conservation Area Raises Concerns
In a contentious move that has sparked international concern, UNESCO launched a secretive monitoring mission in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania, on February 3, 2024, without the knowledge of the local Maasai communities. The mission, set to conclude on February 9, 2024, was initiate...
European Parliament Takes a Stand for the Maasai Communities in Tanzania
In a landmark motion, the European Parliament has called for immediate action to protect the Maasai communities of Tanzania from forced evictions and relocations. On December 12, 2023, the Parliament issued a resolution demanding the Tanzanian government halt its controversial practices in the Ngoro...
Open Letter to Vice President of the United States of America Kamala Harris
This is an open letter to Vice President Kamala Harris, urging her to help address two major issues affecting the Maasai people of Tanzania. The first issue is the demarcation of a new protected area in Loliondo, which is permanently taking critical land from the Maasai people to protect foreign tro...
Call for inputs on upcoming country visit to United Republic of Tanzania (15 to 22 December 2022)
The Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples is collecting information in preparation of his upcoming country visit to the United Republic of Tanzania which will take place 15 to 22 December 2022. Pursuant to his mandate by the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur promotes the ...
Call for Inputs: Environmental & Social Safeguards Standards
This submission seeks to provide the input and feedback necessary to ensure that the final environmental and social safeguards (ESS) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) protect, promote and safeguard the collective rights of Indigenous Peoples including self-determination, self-governance, territorial a...
The Maasai will appeal the judgment by the East African Court of Justice
Staff Reporter The Maasai will appeal the recent pedestrian judgment by a bench of three judges at the first entrance division of the Arusha-based East African Court of Justice. Don Deya, the counsel for the applicants, said that he will appeal the judgment. Last Friday (30th September 2022) the reg...
Evicting people from Tanzania’s Ngorongoro conservation area is a bad idea, there are alternatives – The Conversation
Manzapo, P & Yamat, L The Conservation. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania is a spectacular area made up of expansive plains, forests and savanna. It’s also home to a huge caldera – a depression that forms when a volcano erupts and collapses – known as the Ngorongoro Cra...
Tamko toka Mashirika Yasiyo ya Kiserikali Kuhusu Mgogoro wa Ardhi Wilaya ya Ngorongoro
TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI Katika kipindi kirefu kumetokea na sintofahamu kuhusu hatima ya ardhi ya wananchi wa Wilaya ya Ngorongoro. Pamoja na mambo mengine Serikali imekuwa ikijaribu namna mbalimbali ya kutatua mgogoro huo wa muda mrefu huku kukiwa na malalamiko kwa wananchi ya kutoshirikishwa ...