We can only bring an end to this indignity by putting an end to the very regime that has brought so much suffering to so many people. https://t.co/vn8vRt0oCv
We also interacted with many, who were violently evicted from their land over speculation of the Oil Pipeline, and have never been compensated or relocated. We delivered the very much needed food relief as well as other household items to assist them. https://t.co/y0Z6Qwodxk
mothers give birth assisted by untrained local birth attendants who do not have the basic items such as gloves. Besides exposure to infections, many have lost lives while giving birth. We were told that malaria, cough, pneumonia & diarrhea have left many especially children dead https://t.co/MuoSKmtcvd
The eviction razed down their ancestral burial grounds. Most children aren't going to school. The few who can afford the 20,000 schools fees for a term study in dilapidated structures or under trees. Many young children are now mothers. There is no antenatal care; https://t.co/iYyJ9xKHHx
These families now live in shacks. The people here say they have not seen any government official, and have been left at the mercy of nature. They struggle to find food, clean water and access to medication. They do not have burial grounds for their loved ones! https://t.co/6JjHEvNpXL
About 6000 people from the indigenous communities of Bakiga, Banyoro and Alur were evicted from about 1,300 acres in Kijayo, Buhaguzi county in Kikube district to pave way for the cane plantation. To date, the victims of the eviction that left many dead haven't been compensated. https://t.co/DPAnoawCvE
We have spent the day in Bunyoro Sub-region where we visited about 500 households of our who were evicted by Hoima Sugar Limited in 2015 under the watch of the military, and are still helpless and have nowhere to go to. We visited them at Kijayo Internally Displaced Camp. https://t.co/2HqbQVOODI