Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Jan 31, 2014 7:05:57 GMT -5
The plight of Ethiopians forced from their land to make way for foreign investors.
www.wiyiyit.com/ethiopia-land-sale/
Excerpt:
But according to a host of NGO’s and policy advocates, including Oxfam, Human Rights Watch and the Oakland Institute, the true consequences of the land grabs are almost all negative. They say that in order to make such huge areas available for foreign investors to grow foodstuffs and bio-fuels for export – and in direct contravention of Ethiopia’s obligations under international law – the authorities are displacing hundreds of thousands of indigenous peoples, abusing their human rights, destroying their traditions, trashing the environment, and making them more dependent on food aid than ever before.
Does this sound familiar "@" ALL?
Could it be possible that this could happen to 'us' some day?
What goes around comes around
How did "WE" treat the Indians?
www.wiyiyit.com/ethiopia-land-sale/
Excerpt:
But according to a host of NGO’s and policy advocates, including Oxfam, Human Rights Watch and the Oakland Institute, the true consequences of the land grabs are almost all negative. They say that in order to make such huge areas available for foreign investors to grow foodstuffs and bio-fuels for export – and in direct contravention of Ethiopia’s obligations under international law – the authorities are displacing hundreds of thousands of indigenous peoples, abusing their human rights, destroying their traditions, trashing the environment, and making them more dependent on food aid than ever before.
Does this sound familiar "@" ALL?
Could it be possible that this could happen to 'us' some day?
What goes around comes around
How did "WE" treat the Indians?