Tanzania: Denmark Wants End to Human Rights Abuse in Loliondo

The forced eviction of Maasai pastoralists from their homes in Loliondo, described as one of the worst acts of human rights abuse in Tanzania's history, has provoked international condemnation.

In a development that signals growing impatience among the country's major donors over the violent land evictions in Ngorongoro District, the Danish government is pushing for an "end to the human rights abuses and unfair trials surrounding the Loliondo evictions."

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