Arbitrary Evictions in Cote d'Ivoire's Protected Forests

According to Human Rights Watch, the country's Forestry Development Agency regularly evicts farmers without warning, often burning their homes and possessions in the process.

Refugees from Côte d'Ivoire walk along a forest trail (file photo).

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