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Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon (news.mongabay.com)
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  • Cameroonian villagers protesting on March 25 against plantation company Socapalm’s replanting of oil palm trees on disputed land were dispersed with tear gas by local law enforcement.
  • Socapalm rejects the villagers’ claim that the company was supposed to return this land following an amendment to its lease, explaining that this part of the plantation is not leased.
  • Gendarmes escorted Socapalm workers despite a local official’s previous statement that replanting required an agreement with villagers.
  • Socfin, Socapalm’s parent company, has been accused of land grabbing and human rights abuses, with investigators confirming many community grievances at its Cameroon plantations.

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